大学英语:谓语动词用复数的情况
(1) both,some,few,many,several等词用作主语或修饰主语时,谓语动词用复数。例如:
Both of them have gone to Shanghai on business.他们两个人都去上海出差了。
(2)形容词前加定冠词泛指时,谓语动词用复数。例如:
In many western films,the good are well rewarded and
the bad are punished.在很多西方电影中,好人有好报,恶人有恶报。
★其他情况
(1)由and连接两个主语时,谓语动词一般用复数。例如:
Your problem and mine are similar.你我的问题相似。
但当and连接的词语作整体考虑,或在意义上指同一个人或物时,谓语动词一般用单数。例如:
Bread arzd butter is my favorite breaUast.面包和黄油是我喜爱的早餐。
当由and连接的两个单数名词前面有each,every等词修饰时,谓语动词一般用单数。例如:
Each actor and actress was invited.每一位男演员和女演员都受到了邀请。
一个单数名词前有由and连接的两个形容词修饰时,谓语动词一般用复数。例如:
Chinese and Japanese silk are of good quality.中国和日本丝绸质量都好。
(2)当or,either... or, neither... nor, not only ...but also连接一个单数主语和一个复数主语时,谓语动词的数取决于它邻近的主语的数。例如:
Neither the prices nor the quality has changed.价格与质量都没变。
(3)集体名词作主语时,谓语动词的数常取决于主语的意义。当主语表示整体时,谓语动词用单数;当主语强调集体中的个体时,谓语动词用复数。
The family is the basic unit of the society.家庭是社会的基本单位。
The jamity have agreed among themselves to spend their vacation in Italy.一家人都同意去意大利度假。
这类集体名词有:people,army,audience,cattle,class, club, committee, crowd, family, government, group, majority,minority,party,police,public,staff,team等,其中people,cattle,police常用复数。
(4)-些表示数量的词语,如a lot of,any of,most of,half of,two thirds of,ninety percent of,part of,the rest of,some of,none of,all of与名词连用时,谓语动词的数取决于名词的数。名词用单数,谓语动词也用单数,名词用复数,谓语动词也用复数。例如:
Most of the book is interesting.这本书大部分很有意思。
Most of the books are informative though a little dull这些书尽管有点枯燥,但大多数是有知识内容的。
注意当a number of修饰主语时,谓语动词用复数,而当the number of与名词连用作主语时,谓语动词用单数。例如:
A number of students were late for school owing to the storm.一些学生因暴风雨而迟到。
The number of errors was surprising.错误的数量让人吃惊。
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