大学英语:谓语动词用单数的情况
(1)不定式、动名词短语或名词性从句作主语时,谓语动词用单数。例如:
To become actresses is their ambition.做演员是她们的雄心。
What I did was give her a book.我所做的就是给她一本书。
(2)事件、国名、机构名称、作品名称用作主语时,谓语动词用单数。例如:
The United Nations was formed in 1945.联合国成立于1945年。
The Thirty-Nine Steps is an interesting novel.《三十九级台阶》是一本很有意思的小说。
(3) one, every, everyone, everybody, each, one of, many a,either, neither, no one, nobody, anyone, someone, somebody用作主语或修饰主语时,谓语动词用单数。例如:
Manyn studertt doesa't like having to do their homework.很多学生都不喜欢被迫做作业。
Neither of the two girls are at home.两个女孩都不在家。
但现在英美也有人在neither of用作主语或修饰主语的句子中用复数形式的谓语动词。例如:
Neither of the two girls are at home.
(4)表示时间、距离、金钱、体积、数字等的词语用作主语表示总量时,谓语动词用单数。例如:
One hurzdred miles is too far to travel on foot.100英里太远了,徒步旅行难以到达。
(5)单数词作主语,虽然后接由includirrg,as well as,together with,in addition to,accompanied by等词连接的其他词,谓语动词仍用单数。例如:
C02d,as well as silver.has recently risen in price.最近金银的价格上涨了。
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