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一致关系 一、主谓一致 在现代英语中主谓一致基本依据以下原则：语法一致原则、意义一致原则和就近原则。 语法一致原则就是依据主语的语法形式决定其谓语动词的语法形式。比如： My daughter watches television after supper. My daughters watch television after supper. A letter has been sent to every student. Two letters have been sent to every students. To treat them in that way is unfair. Smoking cigarettes is dangerous to your health. 意义一致原则指主谓之间的一致关系不是由主语的语法形式来决定，而是由主谓所表达的意义来决定。形式是单数 1 的主语，其谓语有可能是复数形式；反之，形式是复数的主语，其谓语有可能是单数。比如： The government have broken all their promises. The class are doing experiments on heat and light. The council are of two opinions. The United States is a coun