Few of us have passed the examination.
我们中几乎没有人通过这次考试。
2.不定代词如something/anything/anywhere/somewhere等作主语时要看作单数形式。如:
Is there anything I can do for you?
我可以帮你吗?
3.集体名词如people/public(公共)/police/crew(船员)作主语时谓语动词用复数。如:
I hear that the police are looking into the matter.
我听说警察正在调查这件事情。
4."名词+and+名词"如果表示同一人/物,则谓语动词用第三人称单数;如果表示不同人/物,则谓语动词用复数。如:
The writer and the speaker are from Beijing.
作家和演讲者来自北京。
The writer and speaker is from Beijing.
这位作家兼演讲者来自北京。
【活学活用】 15.找出下列句子中的错误并改正
1)There are a pen and two books on the desk.
2)Learning English are important.
3)Every teacher and every student are interested in collecting.
16.选择
1)The assistant and graduate student _________ check the exercise books.
A.help B.helping
C.helps D.to help
2)A great deal of trouble __________ before us.
A.lie B.lies
C.lays D.lied
3)The quantity of books in the library ____________ amazing.
A.is B.are
C.were D.being
答案与解析:
15.1) are→is 在there be+并列主语这一句型中,一般情况下谓语动词的选择遵循就近原则,与最近的一个主语的人称和数保持一致。
2)are→is 动名词短语作主语看作单数形式。
3)are→is "every+单数名词+every+单数名词"作主语时,应看作单数形式。
16.1)C 考查and连接同一概念。即and连接的两个单数主语指同一个人、同一物或同一概念时,谓语用单数。
2)B 考查不定量词作主语与谓语的问题。不定量词a great deal of修饰trouble作主语,谓语动词用单数,与lays的含义不符,故选B。
3)A 考查不定量词作主语与谓语的问题。句中the quantity修饰名词books作主语,其中心词为quantity,故谓语用单数。