英语语法 3.2.2谓语动词单复数使用情况 谓语动词单数使用情况.pptVIP

“十二五” 职业教育规划教材 “十二五” 职业教育规划教材 “十二五” 职业教育规划教材 “十二五” 职业教育规划教材 “十二五” 职业教育规划教材 “十二五” 职业教育规划教材 主讲教师：夏美莲 英语语法 English Grammar 娄底职业技术学院 Loudi Vocational and Technical College 应用英语专业资源库 Resource Library of Applied English 谓语动词单数使用情况  谓语动词用单数 (1) 由and连接的并列单数主语前如果有each, every, no修饰时，动词总是用单数形式。注意，即使主语包含几个名词，动词亦用单数形式。例如： Each boy and each girl has an apple. Every man, woman, and child needs love and understanding. No bird and no beast is seen on the lonely island. (2) “more than one+可数名词单数”, “many a+可数名词单数” 虽然意义上都表示“许多”，但习惯上动词要用单数。例如： More than one classmate has given me a hand. Many a famous pop singer has been ruined by drugs. Many a teacher has given his life for the people. (3) 表示时间、金钱、距离等数量或数额的名词短语，虽然在形式上是复数的，但通常把它们看成一个整体，用单数动词。例如： Eight hours of sleep is enough. Fifteen miles is a long way to walk. A thousand dollars is a large sum of money. Ten years is a moment in history. ? (4) 从句、动名词短语或不定式短语作主语时，随后的动词通常用单数形式。例如： To climb mountains requires courage. Playing chess is one of my interests. That you are coming to London is the best news I have heard this long time. Whether I went twice or not doesn’t matter. ? (5) 以-ics结尾的学科名词作主语时，谓语动词一般用单数。例如： Electronics is a piece of cake to him. Statistics is a principal course at the professional school. Economics is a very popular subject in western countries. ? (6) “加”、“减”、“乘”、“除”等结构表示整体概念，谓语动词要用单数形式。例如： Two plus/and two is four. Ten minus six leaves four. Four times four makes sixteen. Fifty-six divided by eight is seven. * “十二五” 职业教育规划教材 “十二五” 职业教育规划教材 “十二五” 职业教育规划教材 “十二五” 职业教育规划教材 “十二五” 职业教育规划教材 “十二五” 职业教育规划教材 *