⑤The students are made to do a lot of homework.

Teachers make the students do a lot of homework.

主谓一致

一个句子的谓语动词在人称和数上与主语必须一致。本模块出现的是集合名词、代词(neither，none，each)作主语时与谓语动词一致的情况。下面就它们的用法进行讲解。

1.一些集合名词，如：family，team，class，band，committee，government，group，public等用作主语时，若视为整体，谓语动词则用单数形式；若视为个体，谓语动词则用复数形式。

特别提示：集合名词cattle，people，police作主语时，谓语常用复数。

记忆秘诀：牛群爱人民警察。

People are working hard in the field.

人们在地里辛勤地劳作着。

The police are searching for the escaped prisoners.

警察正在搜寻逃跑的罪犯。

2.当两个主语由or，either...or...，neither...nor...或not only...but also...等连接时，谓语动词要与最后的主语一致，即我们常说的"就近原则"。

Li Ming，or you，are going to meet the foreign guests at the airport.

李明或者你将去机场接外国朋友。

Neither the Smiths nor their son supports the plan.

史密斯夫妇和他们的儿子都不赞成这个计划。

特别提示：(1)both...and...连接并列主语时，谓语动词用复数。

Both you and I are interested in football.

我和你都对足球感兴趣。

(2)由as well as，along with，together with，in addition to，including，rather than，except，besides等连接的并列主语，谓语动词的数取决于该词之前的主语。

The students as well as their English teacher have attended the meeting.

学生和他们的英语老师都参加了这次会议。

A woman，together with some girls，is coming up to us.一位妇女和一些女孩正朝我们走过来。

3.代词either和neither常作单数看待，作主语时，谓语动词常用单数。

Either of the books is written by my mother.

这两本书中的一本是我妈妈写的。

Neither of you is fit for the job.

你们两个都不适合这份工作。

4.代词none常被视为复数，但有时也用作单数。作主语时，谓语动词既可用复数形式也可用单数形式。