谓语动词的单复数.pptVIP

2. Every … and (every)…, each …and (each)… , no …and (no)… , many a …and (many a)…连接两个单数名词作主语。 Every desk and every chair is made of wood. Many a boy and girl has made the same mistake. 注：主语是many a +n.或more than one+n.时。 Many a child has gone to see her. More than one student has tried this. 5. 以s 结尾的词，但表示学科、国家、机构、书籍、报刊等名称作主语。 maths, mathematics, physics, politics等。 The United States was founded in 1776. 美国成立于1776年。 The Arabian Nights is very interesting . 《天方夜谭》很有趣。 6. 表示时间、距离、金钱、等复数名词作主语，表达一个整体概念时。 Twenty years has passed since he left his hometown. （注：如果强调数量，则用复数） 注1：what引导的主语从句，谓语的单复数看情况而定。 What they need is more water. What her father left her are only some books. 注2：由how and why, when and where引导的从句做主语时，谓动仍用单数。 When and where we will have the meeting has not been decided. 3. 由山脉、群岛、瀑布、运动会等s 结尾的专有名词作主语。 The Olympic Games are held once every four years. 4. a number of /quantities of /a group of +名词作主语。 6.The+形容词/分词作主语，指“一类”人或事物时，常用作复数用；指“某一个”人，或“抽象的”事物时，作单数用。 The English speak English. The rejected were heaped in the corner . 废品堆在角落里。The deceased was his father . The agreeable is not always the useful . 好看的不一定中用。The new and progressive always wins over the old . 新生、进步的事物总是要战胜旧的东西。 The team is the best in the league．这个队在联赛中打得最好。 The football team are having baths．足球队队员们在洗澡。 但是有些主语由于本身具有单数和复数两种可能，它的谓语到底用单数还是复数，要看具体的语境（多数情况是看其后面词语的单复数），例如： Who is your brother？谁是你的兄弟？ Who are your brothers？哪些是你的兄弟？ What he said is quite correct．他所说的完全正确。 What he left me are only a few old books．他给我留下的只是几本旧书。 * 1. Not only I but also Jane and Mary _____ tired of having one examination after another. A. is B. are C. am D. be 2. A library with five thousand books ___to the nation as a gift. A. is offered B. has offered C. are offered D. have offered 3. When and where to build the new factory ___ yet. A. is not decided