职称英语指导:语法知识——主谓语的一致1
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句子的各个成分之间保持在人称、性、数等方面的一致,这种关系称为一致关系。英语中的一致表现为语法一致、意义一致和毗邻一致三方面。
绝大多数谓语动词在人称和单复数上取决于主语的人称和单复数。如:
  The burnt child fears the fire.
  Things are invented when the need is great enough.
  有时谓语动词的单复数取决于主语的单复数意义,而不是简单地取决于主语的单复数形式,这在集合名词作主语时尤其如此:当主语强调整体时,谓语动词用单数;当主语强调构成集合的各个成员时,谓语动词用复数。如:
  The basketball team consists of 20 players.(指整个球队)
  The basketball team are having a bath now.(指篮球队的队员)
  当主语是由连词等连接的一个短语时,往往采取就近原则,即谓语动词的单复数形式取决于最靠近它的名词或代词的单复数形式和意义。如:
  Either the sweater or the shirts were a good buy.
  Either the shirts or the sweater was a good buy.

  1.谓语动词根据主语意义及就近原则而定的情形:来源:www.examda.com

  ⑴单复数形式相同的名词用作主语时,要根据它们所含的数量概念来决定谓语动词的单复数形式。如:
  A sheep is running along the river.
  Some sheep are running along the river.
  常见的这些名词有:aircraft, fish, means, sheep, species1works2, Chinese, Japanese, swine等。

  ⑵可数的集体名词,如果作为一个集合概念来看,它表示单数意义,就应该遵循语法一致的原则,动词用单数形式;如果强调的是个体,它表示的就是复数意义,动词用复数形式。如:
  The audience was enormous3.
  The audience were greatly moved at the word.
  常见的这些名词有:army,audience,class,club,jury,public,school,staff,government,team等。

  ⑶当数学运算中的数词作主语时,谓语动词用单复数均可,但若用了plus, minus, multiplied或divide时,谓语动词多用equals.
  Two fours are eight.
  6 multiplied by 3 equals 18.
  Four from five leaves one.

  ⑷在强调句型“It is/was…that/who…”中,强调主语时,that/who引导的从句的谓语动词的形式取决于被强调词的单复数形式或其意义。
  It is precisely4 the people who create history.

  ⑸“the minority/majority of 名词”短语作主语时,谓语动词的单复数形式取决于名词的单复数形式。如:
  The majority of students were on Ben‘s side.

  ⑹“all (any, some, a lot, lots, the rest, none, loads, the reminder和分数名词短语)of 名词“作主语时,若名词为复数意义,谓语动词用复数形式;否则用单数形式。
  Half of them are here.
  All the land is cultivated5.
  Tree fourths of the surface of the earth is sea.

  ⑺“…form(s) / kind(s) / type(s) of 名词”作主语时,谓语动词的单复数与form(s)等的单复数一致,此时,若名词是不可数名词,谓语动词也要用复数形式。如:
  This kind of book sells well.
  Two kinds of salt have been proved to be harmful to human body.

  ⑻“plenty (part, half, rest等) 名词”作主语时,谓语动词与of后面的名词的单复数形式一致。如:
  Half of the guests were here.

  ⑼由并列连词(or, either…or, neither…nor, not only…but (also)等)连接的并列成份作主语时,谓语动词按就近原则与其保持一致。如:
  Neither you nor I am right.
  Either Jack6 or his sisters are going to the cinema.

  ⑽在“here, there”引导的结构中,如果有多于一个的主语,谓语动词与邻近的主语取得一致。如:
  There are two books, a rule and a pen on the desk.
  Here is a table, some chairs, and a few desks in the room.

  ⑾“the 形容词或分词”作主语时,若指一个人或抽象概念,谓语动词用单数形式;若指一类人,谓语动词用复数形式。如:
  The deceased was his mother.
  The good are demanding their ringhts.

  ⑿由as well as, as much as, no less than, rather than等连接的并列主语,在意义上更强调第一主语。根据语法一致的原则,动词形式通常取决于第一主语的数和人称。如:
  I, as well as him, am ready for outing.
  He as much as us is responsible for it.



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1 species FTizN     
n.物种,种群
参考例句:
  • Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗?
  • This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。
2 works ieuzIh     
n.作品,著作;工厂,活动部件,机件
参考例句:
  • We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
  • The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
3 enormous xoExz     
adj.巨大的;庞大的
参考例句:
  • An enormous sum of money is injected each year into teaching.每年都有大量资金投入到教学中。
  • They wield enormous political power.他们行使巨大的政治权力。
4 precisely zlWzUb     
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
参考例句:
  • It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
  • The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
5 cultivated NvEzGg     
a.有教养的,有修养的,文雅的;耕耘的
参考例句:
  • The land around here has never been cultivated. 这一带的土地从未开垦过。
  • These cultivated individuals have been imbued with a sense of social purpose. 这些有教养的人满怀着社会责任感。
6 jack 53Hxp     
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
参考例句:
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
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