1、Nobody but Tom and his father has ever been there.四、a number of / a group of / a variety of / a total of 等构成短语作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式;而the number of / the group of / the variety of / the total of 等构成短语作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。The low number of attacks that happen every year proves that sharks do not feed on humans if
2、they have the choice.Nowadays, a large number of women, especially those from the countryside, work in the clothing industry.五、quality / pair / amount等构成短语作主语时,谓语动词根据quality / pair / amount的单复数确定。With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth are being washed away each year.As a re
3、sult of destroying the forests, a large quantity of desert has covered the land.六、and连接并列主语表示同一概念时,谓语动词用单数形式;表示不同概念时谓语动词用复数形式;此外,and连接并列名词时,如果名词前有no / each / every / many a等修饰时,谓语动词通常用单数形式。Did you go to the show last night?Yeah. Every boy and every girl in the area was invited.Professor James will g
4、ive us a lecture on theWestern culture, but when and where hasnt been decided yet.七、当表示复数概念的名词或短语作主语以及表示总称意义“形单意复”的名词(如cattle/ police / people等)和常用作复数或只有复数形式的名词(clothes / goods / shoes等)作主语时,谓语动词通常用复数。Traffic police are always very busy, especially at busy streets.八、one of名词关系代词谓语时,谓语动词用复数;the (only
5、) one of 名词关系代词谓语时,谓语动词用单数。He is the only one of the students who has been a winner of scholarship for three years.比较 Our English teacher was one of the top teachers who were praised by the headmaster.九、主谓一致的其它考点:1. eitheror;neithernor;not only but also;notbut等连接主语时,谓语动词要就近选择。如:Either you or Jim goe
6、s there.2. there be结构中,be动词后面有几个名词时,be动词跟最近的名词保持一致。There is one table and two desks in the room.3. 某些单词所表示的概念是由两部分组成的,作主语时谓语动词用复数;但如果与量词构成短语作主语时,谓语动词的单复数则取决于量词。The trousers are too long. That pair of trousers is too long.4. 表示群岛、瀑布、山脉等以-s结尾的专有名词作主语时,谓语动词用复数;但如果表示孤立的山则用单数。Mount Tai is great.5. 定冠词与形容
7、词连用,用来表示一类人或物,作主语时,谓语动词用复数。The young are planting trees.6. population构成短语作主语时,谓语动词用单数;但被百分数或分数等数词修饰时,谓语动词用复数。The population of our town is bigger than that of their town, but most of the population in our town are farmers.7. one and a half复数名词作主语时,谓语动词用单数;one or two复数名词作主语时,谓语动词用复数;many a(n)单数名词及mor
8、e than one单数名词作主语时,谓语动词用单数。而more复数名词thanone作主语时,谓语动词用复数。Nowadays many a person wants to go abroad.One and a half apples has been eaten by the boy.8. 集合名词作主语表示整体概念,谓语动词用单数;表示成员概念谓语动词用复数。常见的集合名词有family / government / public / audience等。My family is a big family.My family are fond of pop music.9. 单复数同形
9、的名词作主语时,谓语动词通常根据句意来确定。常见的这类词有deer / fish / means / sheep / series等。The quickest means of traveling is by air.There are various means of communicating with a stranger.主 谓 一 致 考 点 分 析 一、 当主语是单数可数名词、不可数名词、(疑问词+)to do结构、动词-ing形式、主语从句、复合不定代词、表单位数量的时间、距离、金钱、重量、复数形式的学科名词(physics, politics)、书名、国家或组织名称(the U
10、nited States, the United Nations)等,谓语动词常用单数。但what引导的主语从句所指的具体内容是复数意义时,谓语动词一般用复数形式。(如:What we need are good doctors.我们需要的是好医生。)如果强调数目,谓语动词用复数。More than twenty years have passed since we graduated. 我们毕业后已经过了二十多年。Listening to loud music at rock concerts _ caused hearing loss in some teenagers. (2010湖南)
11、A. is B. are C. has D. have二、在“名词代词介宾结构谓语”结构中,谓语动词与名词代词保持一致,介宾结构看作修饰成分。该结构中的常见介词及短语介词有withtogether withalong withas well aslikerather thanbutexceptbesides / including / in addition to等。1. Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters, _ visit Beijing this summer.(2009陕西)A. is going to B. are going
12、 to C. was going to D. were going to 2. The father as well as his three children _ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter.(2006辽宁)A. is going B. go C. goes D. are going三、 “alla lotplentypartthe restmost/分数/百分数of名词”作主语时,谓语动词单复数形式一般取决于of后的名词或代词的数。表示复数概念用复数动词,表示单数概念用单数动词。1. The fa
13、ctory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which _ saved for other purposes. (2011安徽)A. is B. are C. was D. were 2. One-third of the country _ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens _ black people. (2011湖南)A. is; are B. is; is C. are; are D. are; is四、 a number ofan average
14、ofa total of等+可数名词复数构成短语作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式;而the number ofthe average ofthe total of等+名词构成短语作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。“a great(large)small number of,many,a few,few, a good(great) many, dozens of, scores of可数名词复数”结构作主语时,谓语动词应用复数。a little,little, much,a great deal of,a large amount of只能修饰不可数名词,其谓语动词用单数形式。A great deal
15、 of petrol is wasted. )1. The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities _ rising steadily since 1990.(2009山东)A. is B. are C. has been D. have been2. Nowadays, a large number of women, especially those from the countryside, _ in the clothing industry. (2005辽宁)A. is working B. works C.
16、 work D. worked 五、 “one of复数名词”作主语时,谓语动词通常用单数形式。但“one of复数名词”结构后接定语从句时,从句中的谓语动词用复数形式;而在“the only/ right/ very one of名词关系代词谓语”结构中,从句谓语动词用单数。1. Barbara is easy to recognize as shes the only one of the women who _ evening dress. (2010全国)A. wear B. wears C. has worn D. have worn2. At present, one of the
17、 arguments in favor of the new airport _ that it will bring a lot of jobs to the area. (2009江西)A. is B. are C. will be D. was 3. My father was one of the managers in the office that _ to attend the meeting last week.A. was invited B. is invited C. were invited D. are invited六、 eitherorneithernornot
18、onlybut alsonotbut/or等连接并列主语时,谓语动词单复数由最靠近它的主语决定;在倒装句中,谓语动词单复数由其后面的主语决定。1. Either you or one of your students _ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.(2009湖南)A. are B. is C. have D. be2. Is everyone here? Not yet. Look, there _ the rest of our guests! (2010江苏)A. come B. comes C. is coming D. are
19、 coming主 谓 一 致 考 点 分 析 II一、 pairs ofamounts ofquantities of.等构成短语作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式;a pair of(表示一双,一条时)an amount of / a series of构成短语作主语时,谓语动词常用单数形式。1. Why does the lake smell terrible? Because large quantities of water _. (2009福建)A. have polluted B. is being polluted C. has been polluted D. have been p
20、olluted2. As a result of destroying the forests, a large _ of desert _ covered the land. (2001上海)A. number; has B. quantity; has C. number; have D. quantity; have二、 and连接并列主语表示同一概念时,谓语动词用单数形式,表示不同概念时谓语动词常用复数形式。1. A poet and artist _ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorro
21、w afternoon. (2006江苏) A. is B. are C. was D. were2. Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where _ yet. (2007浙江)A. hasnt been decided B. havent decided C. isnt being decided D. arent decided【注意】 如表示不同的概念,则要用复数。When they will start and where they will go have not
22、been decided yet. 三、由each.and (each)., every.and (every)., many a .and (many a )., no. and (no).等结构作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。 Did you go to the show last night? Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area _invited. (2008陕西)A. were B. have been C. has been D. was四、 其它考点 1. cattlepolicepeopleclothesgoods以及复数可数名词作主语时,谓语
23、动词通常用复数形式。2. 单复数同形的名词作主语时,谓语动词通常根据句意来确定。常见的这类词有deer / fish / means / sheep / species / works等。All means have been tried. 各种手段都试过了。One means is still to be tried. 还有一种手段尚待一试。3. 主语是集合名词family / government / public / audience等,表示强调整体时谓语动词用单数,如强调个体谓语动词用复数。4. many a(n)单数名词及more than one单数名词作主语时,谓语动词用单数;而
24、more复数名词thanone作主语时,谓语动词用复数;one or two +复数名词作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式; a + 单数名词 + or two作主语时, 谓语动词用单数形式。One or two reasons were suggested. 提出了一两条理由。 A day or two is enough. 一两天就够了。It is reported that many a new house _ at present in the disaster area. (2010陕西)A. are being built B. were being built C. was being built D. is being built
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