1、Li YuhuaEnglish Grammar Learning -How to use the subject-verb agreement in different situations.No.1 Middle School Senior One u Object complementu Either or and neither noru Subject-verb agreementModule 3 Unit 3Grammar-and-usageu 谓语用单数的情况谓语用单数的情况u 谓语用复数的情况谓语用复数的情况u 其它特殊情况其它特殊情况Subject-verb agreement
2、:It means choosing the correct singular or plural verb after the subject.1 The city _(be)founded in the 8th century BC.2 Our school _(be)more beautiful than before.3 The food they served on the plane _(be)delicious.4 The water in the river _(have)been polluted.Group 1:Conclusion:主语是单数名词或不可数名词时,谓语用单数
3、。wasiswashas一、一、谓语用单数的情况谓语用单数的情况1 Two hours _(be)two shout for the visit.2 Eight dollars _(be)enough for a student to spend on food for a week.3 Two miles _(be)the distance from my home to school.Conclusion:主语是主语是表示表示时间，钱数，距离，时间，钱数，距离，体积，重量，面积体积，重量，面积的词组的词组时，视为时，视为整体整体，谓语用，谓语用单单数数。Group 2:is is is1
4、Little women _(be)a great novel.2 One Thousands And One Nights _(tell)people lots of mysterious folklore.3 The United States _(be)a big country.4 The United Nations _(deal)with many matters.Conclusion：主语主语 是表示是表示国家，机构，书国家，机构，书名，杂志名名，杂志名等作主语时，等作主语时，谓语用谓语用单数单数。Group3:istellsisdeals1 Travelling to Pomp
5、eii _(be)exciting.2 To read English aloud every morning _(do)you lots of good.3 That it keeps raining cats and dogs _(worry)the tourists.Conclusion：主语是：主语是不定式，动名词和从不定式，动名词和从句句时，时，谓语动词常用谓语动词常用单数单数。Group 4:isdoesworries1 What he said _(be)true.2 What they needed _(be)good textbooks.3 What I need _(be)
6、a cup of tea.Conclusion：但由：但由what 引导从句作主语引导从句作主语时，谓语的单复形式由时，谓语的单复形式由后面的后面的名词或所指含义名词或所指含义决定决定。Comparison:was are is1 The latest news _(be)that the Loulan Beauty is on exhibition in Shanghai.2 The Physics _(be)too difficult for some students.Conclusion：以以-s结尾的不可数名词，或以结尾的不可数名词，或以-s结尾学科名词如：结尾学科名词如：mathe
7、matics,physics,politics作主语时谓语用作主语时谓语用单单数。数。Group5:is is二、谓语用复数的情况二、谓语用复数的情况1 Both cities _(be)very wealthy,attracting people from all over the country.2 The noodles and rice they served on the plane _(be)quite delicious.Conclusion:复数名词复数名词或或由由and 连接连接的两个或两个以上名词的两个或两个以上名词作主语时，谓语用作主语时，谓语用复数复数。Group 1:
8、areare1 The poet and writer _(have)produced many works.2 When and where to spend our holiday _(be)still being discussed.3 War and peace _(be)a constant theme in history.4 Each boy and each girl _(have)been given a gift.Comparison：Conclusion：但当但当and 连接两个词指连接两个词指同同一个人或事物一个人或事物时，时，或名词或名词前有前有every 和和 ea
9、ch 修饰时，修饰时，谓语用单数谓语用单数。is has ishas1 My glasses _(have)lost for a long time.2 My clothes _(be)all bought by my parents.3The remains _(be)preserved for research in the future.4 My congratulations _(be)from my button of heart.Conclusion：由两部分构成物体的名词如：由两部分构成物体的名词如：glass,trousers,shoes,scissors等作主语时，谓语用等作
10、主语时，谓语用复复数数；一些只以复数形式出现的名；一些只以复数形式出现的名词如：词如：remains,congratulations,clothes作主作主语时谓语用语时谓语用复数复数。Groups 2:haveare are are1 A pair of glasses _(be)on the desk.2 Two pieces of news _(be)to be reported tonight.Conclusion：当不可数名词或两部分构当不可数名词或两部分构成物体的名词前有成物体的名词前有pair 或或piece 修饰时，谓语由修饰时，谓语由 pair 或或piece 的单复数的单复
11、数形形式来决定。式来决定。Comparison:is are三、其它特殊情况三、其它特殊情况1 All of us _(have)attended the lecture about Pompeii.2 Most of the lecture _(be)about how the ancient city was discovered.3 Some of the students _(have)finished their tasks.4 Half of the wine _(be)poured onto the ground.5 Two thirds of the students _(su
12、pport)my ideas.6 71%of the land _(be)covered by water.Group1:have is have issupport isConclusion：all/most/some/half/a part/the majority/the rest/分数分数/百分数百分数+of+名词或代词名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词作主语时，谓语动词的单复形式由后面的的单复形式由后面的名词名词来决定来决定,可可数复数名词用复数；不可数名词用单数复数名词用复数；不可数名词用单数数。Group1:1 Our team _(be)very important to us.2
13、Our team _(be)making their way to Xinjing.Conclusion:集体名词：集体名词：team,family,government,crowd,class,public作主语时，如果作主语时，如果强调整强调整体体，谓语用，谓语用单数单数；如果；如果强调成强调成员员，谓语用，谓语用复数复数。Group2:isare1 Tom,together with his parents _(be)going to travel.2 The teacher,with all his students,_(be)going to have a picnic this w
14、eekend.3 The students along with their teacher _(be)going to have a picnic this weekend.4 The boy as well as his friends _(be)playing football.Group3:is is isareConclusion：当当 together with，with，as well as，but，except，besides，rather than，including，along，along with，like连接并连接并列列短语作短语作主语时主语时，采取采取“就就前原则前原
15、则”Group3:1 Tom or you _(be)to take the job.2 Either they or I _(be)responsible for the matter.3 Neither Peter nor his classmates _(like)watching football.4 Not Jack but his parents _(be)going on holidays by sea.5 Not only Mary but also her mother _(speak)English.Group4:am arelike arespeaksConclusion
16、：当用当用 either or、neither nor、not only but also 和和not but连接句子主语连接句子主语时，谓语动词的单复数形式和与其时，谓语动词的单复数形式和与其临临近的主语的单复数近的主语的单复数形式保持一致，称形式保持一致，称为为“就近原则就近原则”。Group4:1.One-third of the country _ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens _ black people.(2011湖南湖南)A.is;are B.is;is C.are;are D.are;is2.The fa
17、ctory used 65 percent of the raw materials,the rest of which _ saved for other purposes.（2011安徽）安徽）A.is B.are C.was D.wereAD3.Planning so far ahead _ no sense so many things will have changed by next year.(2011全国全国I)A.made B.is making C.makes D.has made4.The fact that so many people still smoke in public place _that we may need a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the risks of smoking.(2011江苏江苏)A.suggest B.suggests C.suggested D.suggestingCBHome work:1 Page 51 A and B 2 Page 108 C1
