谓语动词单复数

谓语动词单复数

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谓语动词用单数的情况

1．动名词短语、不定式短语、名词性从句做主语,谓语用单数;

Buyingclothesisoftenatime-consumingjobbecausethoseclothesthata

personlikesarerarelytheconesthatfithimorher.1987年考研题To

understandthesituationcompletelyrequiresmorethoughtthanhasbeengiven

thusfar.

2．表示时间、距离、金额、重量、面积、体积、容积等度量的名词短语做主语时,谓语用单

数;

TwoweekswastoolongFivetimesfivemakestwentyfive

3．一般用and连接的两个单词或短语做主语时候,谓语用复数,但是下面用and连接的主

语表示一个概念,谓语用单数：lawandorder法制soapandwater肥皂水acupand

saucer茶杯碟子forkandknife刀叉theneedleandthread针线trialanderror

反复尝试,不断摸索horseandcarriage马车timeandtide岁月breadandbutter

奶油面包theebbandflow盛衰,潮涨潮落如：Iflawandordernotpreserved,

答案：A;

4．表示学科和某些疾病名称的名词是复数形式,作主语时候谓语动词用单数形式

Linguisticsisabranchofstudyonhumanlanguage.

5．有些名词形式上是复数,意义上是单数,根据意义一致原则动词用单数Thechaoswas

stoppedbythepoliceThenewsisagreatencouragementtousAseriesof

debatesbetweenthelectureswasscheduledforthenextweekend.

6．用and连接的成份表示一个单一概念时候,动词谓语用单数形式Breadandbutteris

ourdailyfoodTimeandtidewaitsfornoman和3同

二．谓语用复数情况

1．由and,both…and,连接的并列主语,和both,afew,many,several等修饰语后面谓语动词

通常用复数形式;FewpeopleknowheandIwereclassmateswhenwewereatcollege.

2．集体名词police,public,militia,cattle,class,youth后常用复数形式的动词TheChinese

peoplearebraveandhardworkingThecattlearegrazinginthesunshine

3．当表示民族的词与冠词合用当主语,谓语动词用复数形式TheJapanesewereoncevery

aggressive

4．某些形容词前面加定冠词表示一类人,做主语时候,谓语动词用复数Thericharenotalways

selfish

5．不可数名词作主语,其前有表示数量的复数名词修饰时,谓语动词用复数Threemilliontons

ofcoalwereexportedthatyear

三．谓语动词可用单数,也可以用复数的情况

1．就近一致原则这种情况下,谓语动词使用单数还是复数取决于最靠近该动词的主语的单

复数,存在这种情况的主要由以下几种可能：

1由连词either…or…;neither…nor…;whether…or…;notonly…butalso;or等连接的并列主

语NeithermoneynorfamehasinfluenceonmeNotonlyyoubutalsoheiswrong

2在倒装结构中,谓语动词与后面的第一个主语一致Blockingtheopen-sidedporch,framed

bytheenvelopingfog,tsidetheruinsisamagnificent

ghagreatnumberofhousesinthatareaarestillinneed

ofrepair,therehasbeenimprovementinthefacili

2．主语带有together/alongwith,suchas,accompaniedby,aswellas,nolessthan,except,

besides,with,combinedwith,inadditionto,including,togetherwith等等附加成分,谓语的

数不受附加成分的影响仍然与主语保持一致ProfessorTaylor,withsixofhisstudents,is

attendingaconferenceinBostonorganizedtocomparecurrentpracticeintheUnitedStateswith

sidentofthecollege,togetherwiththedeans,isplanninga

conferenceforthepurposeoflayingdowncertainregulations.1981年考研题

3．关系代词做主语的定语从句中,谓语的数要与先行词一致;

如：Despitemuchresearch,therearestillcertainelementsinthelifecycleoftheinsectthatare

notfullyunderstood.1996年考研题Therearemanyvaluableserviceswhichthepublicare

willingtopayfor,butwhichdonotbringareturninmoneytothecommunity.1990年考研题

4．一些表示数量的短语与名词连用时候,谓语动词的数取决于名词的数,名词是复数,谓语动

词用复数,反之就用单数;这些短语包括：alotof/lotsof;plentyof/heapsof;halfof;two-third

three-fourth…of;eightyten,twenty…percent;partof;restof;noneof等等Two-thirdsof

peoplepresentarewomenLotsofdamagewascausedbythefire

5．集体名词作主语时,谓语动词的数取决于主语表示的意思和数,当表示整体时候,谓语动词

就用单数,当强调集体中的个体时候,谓语动词就用复数;这些集体名词如：army,audience,

band,government,group,flock,police,public,staff,team,,firm,family等等The

familyisthebasicunitofoursocietyThefamilywerewatchingtheTVTheaudiencewas

enormousTheaudienceweregreatlymovedatthewords

6．某些固定结构中主语与谓语的数：

第一组：agreatmany+可数名词复数谓语用复数anumberof+可数名词复数谓语用复

数themajorityof+可数名词复数谓语用复数

第二组；thenumberof+可数名词复数谓语用单数each/every+可数名词复数谓语用单

数neither/eitherof+可数名词复数谓语用单数oneandahalf+可数名词复数谓语用单数

第三组；morethanone+可数名词单数谓语用单数manya+可数名词单数谓语用单数

第四组；thegreaterpartofalargeproportionof50%ofonethirdofplentyoftherestof谓语的

数与of后面的名词一致

第五组；neither…nor….notonly…..butalso……not…..but……谓语的数与主语的第二部

分即nor/butalso/but引导的后面部分一致.注意比较：Morestudentsthanonehavebeen

referredto

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