2. All but one ______ here just now.

　 A. is　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. was　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. has been　 　　　　　　　 D. were

例1、He is the only one of the students who _______a winner of scholarship for three years.

A. is　　　　 B. are　　　　 C. have been　　　　 D. has been

答案為D。

[解析]　 這是一個定語從句。在one前是否有定冠詞決定定語從句中的謂語動詞的單復數形式：one of the students中的先行詞是the students，定語從句中的謂語動詞要用復數形式。the only one of the students中的先行詞是the only one，定語從句中的謂語動詞要用單數形式。又因“for three years”是完成時的標志。

例2、Professor Smith, along with his assistants, ____ on the project day and night to meet the deadline.

　　 A. work　　　　 B. working 　　　　　　　　 C. is working 　　　　　　　 D. are working

答案：C

[解析] Professor Smith決定謂語動詞的數；his assistants和謂語動詞的數無關。

例3、Not only ______interested in football but ______beginning to show an interest in it.

A.　　 the teacher himself is … all his students are

B.　　　 the teacher himself is …are all his students　

C.　　　 is the teacher himself　 …are all his students　

D.　　 is the teacher himself …all his students are

答案為D.

[解析]　 not only …but (also )連結兩個句子，用部分倒裝。

例4、----“Each of the students, working hard at his or her lessons, _____ to go to university.”

----“So do I.”

A. hope　　 B. hopes　　 C. hoping　　　 D. hoped

答案為B。

[解析]　 “each of +名詞復數”謂語用單數。

例5、E-mail, as well as telephone, ______ an important part in daily communication.

A. is playing　　 B. have played　　 C. are playing　 D. hoped

答案為A。

[解析]　 本題考察主謂一致，當主語后面跟有as well as短語時，其后的謂語動詞不受as well as之后的名詞影響，仍然和主語在人稱和數上保持一致。

例6、Books of this kind ______ well.

A. sell　　　 B. sells　　　 C. are sold　　 D. is sold

答案為A。

[解析]　 “kind(s) of + 名詞”作主語時，謂語動詞的數依kind 單復數而定；“復數名詞 + of this/that kind ”作主語時，謂語動詞的數依of 前面的名詞而定。本題中sell 用作不及物動詞表示“銷售”。

例7、Every possible means ______ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.

A. is used　　 B. are used　　 C. has been used　　 D. have been used

答案為C。

[解析]　 mean單數復數一個形式。在本題中代表單數。

例8、When and where to go for the on-salary holiday ______ yet.

A. are not decided　　 B. have not been decided

C. is not being decided　　 D. has not been decided

答案為D。

[解析]　 不定式作主語，謂語動詞用單數。

例9、The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them _____ absent for different

reasons.

A. were, was　　 B. was, was　　 C. was, were　　 D. were, were

答案為C。

[解析]　 “the number of” 表示“……的數量”，謂語用單數；“a number of”表示“許多”，謂語用復數。

例10、______ of the land in that district ______ covered with trees and grass.

　 A. Two fifth…is　　　　 B. Two fifth…are　 　 C. Two fifths…is 　　 D. Two fifths…are

答案為C。

[解析]　 考察數詞和主謂一致。分數詞在句中作主語時，謂語動詞必須跟分數詞所修飾的名詞保持數的一致。

第三節(jié) 鞏固練習

Direction: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer that completes the sentence.

1. His “Selected Poems” ______ first published in 1965.

A. were　 　　　　　　　 B. was　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. has been　　 　　　　　　 D. were

5、　 主語前有every或each修飾時，無論有幾個主語，謂語動詞用單數。

例如：Every teacher and every student in our school has been to the Century Park.

4、　 主語后面跟有介詞with或together with 引導的短語時，謂語動詞一般與前面的主語的人稱和數一致。

例如：The teacher together with ten students is doing an experiment in the lab.

3、　 由數詞+表示重量、里程、時間、金錢等名詞所構成的復數名詞主語，是當作一個整體看待的，后面用單數動詞。

例如：Five minutes is too short.

　　　 Ten dollars is enough.

2、　 些名詞如news, maths, physics等雖然有詞尾“s”但意義上是單數，謂語動詞要用單數。 例如：The news is wonderful. 　　　 Physics is an interesting subject.

1、　 集體名詞看作整體時，謂語動詞用單數，看作各個成員時，謂語用復數。 例如：His family isn’t large. 　　　 His family are all fond of music.

　　 出現幾個主語時，謂語動詞的人稱單復數須和最近的主語保持一致。There be, Here be句型中動詞的單復數必須與后置的第一個主語保持一致。當be后面的主語有兩個或兩個以上的并列成分時，be動詞往往與最鄰近的一個一致。

例如：There is an orange, two apples and many bananas on the table.

There are two books and a dictionary on the desk.

兩個做主語的名詞或代詞由either…or…, neither…nor…, not only…but also等連接時，謂語動詞用靠近原則。

例如：Neither you nor I am right.

Not only the students but also the teacher is going to attend the meeting.

　　　 但如果用as well as連接兩個主語用靠前原則

例如：Mary as well as you is my friend.

第一節(jié)　　　　　　　　 實戰(zhàn)演練

　　 主語形式是單數，但意義為復數，謂語動詞根據意義要用復數；反之主語形式為復數，但意義為單數，謂語動詞也用單數。如表示一筆錢，一段時間，一定重量時，這些單位雖是復數形式，但謂語動詞是單數形式。

例如：It seems to me that five years is so short a time.

Two hundred dollars was spent on the books.

有些集體名詞，如family, group, class等作主語時，作為整體看待，謂語動詞要用單數，就其中一個個成員而言，謂語要用復數。

例如：My family is a happy one.

My family are watching TV.

一個句子的主語是單數時，謂語動詞也應是單數形式，主語是復數，謂語動詞也用復數形式。例如：

Learning English is very important.

學習英語是很重要的。

The girl together with her two sisters has left for Nanjing.

Both Bob and Tom are my friends.

但如果并列的主語指的是同一個人，同一類物，謂語動詞要用單數形式。

例如：A singer and dancer is going to attend our meeting.

由and連接的并列單數主語前，如果分別有each, every等修飾時，謂語要用單數。

例如：Every boy and every girl was given a present.

Each word and each phrase in the dictionary is important.