Subject-verb Agreement
Grammar
主谓一致
Unit 1 Women of achievements
What is S-V agreement?
用动词的适当形式填空
1. I ____ a teacher. (be)
2. He _____ good at swimming. (be)
3. You ____ late for school again.(be)
4. They ______ many new books. (have)
5. She _____ two sisters.(have)
am
is
are
have
has
根据主语决定与其一致的单数或复数的谓语
主谓一致通常有三个原则：
语法一致原则；
概念一致原则；
就近一致原则
语法一致
按主语的语法形式（单复数）确定谓语的形式。
1、主语单数，谓语单数； 主语复数，谓语复数。
The building looks beautiful.
The buildings look beautiful.
The mice ________ (eat) the bread.
Two mices __________ (dance) in the party.
is eatting
are dancing
2.不定式，动名词或从句作主语时，谓语动词用单数
Eg:1.) Serving the people is my great happiness.
2.)When we deliver the goods hasn‘t been
decided.
3.)When and where we will go hasn’t been
decided.
用and或both ...and 连接的不定式，动名词或者从句做主语时，谓语用复数。
注意：由and连接的两个疑问词，接同一个动词不定式或同一个句子作主语时，谓语动词用单数。
例如：1.Where to find him and how to find him ____unknown to us.
2.How and why he had to come to New York ____ a story of success.
is
is
What he said and what he did are different.
1).To hold the Olympic Games____ a great
honor for a country. (be)
2). Choosing what to eat ___ no longer as
easy as it once was.
is
is
*但当what引导的句子做主语，若后面是
“be +名词”的结构时，谓语随名词变化。
Eg: 1.)What you did was right.
2.)What you need are these dictionaries.
3. 主语后面带有由with, along with, together with, like, but except, besides, as well as, more than, no less than, rather than, including, in addition to 引导的短语，其谓语动词的单、复数由主语的单、复数而定。
如：My sister together with/along with/with/as well as/besides my parents has gone to Beijing.
The book, including ten science stories, sells well.
The teacher with two students _____ at the meeting . (was / were)
2. A woman with a baby in her arms _____ waiting for the bus in the rain.
A．was B．were C．has D．have
3. E-mail, as well as the telephones, _____ an important part in daily communication.
A. is playing B. have played
C. are playing D. play
was
A
A
4）A library with five thousand books ___ to the nation as a gift. A. is offered B. has offered C. are offered D. have offered
5）Nobody but Jane ___ the secret.
A. know B. knows
C. have known D. is known
4. 当everyone, everybody, everything, anyone, anybody, anything, no one, nobody, nothing, someone, somebody, something, (none除外)等不定代词及each, the other，another，neither，either作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。如：
Nothing in the box is mine.
Everything you own ___ (is/are) given by your parents.
Anyone that ______(behave) like a child __ innocent.
is
behaves
is
None 作主语时，谓语动词可用单数也可以用复数；但在代表不可数的东西时总是看作单数，因而谓语动词要用单数。
5. each of…/either of…./one of…谓语动词用单数.none of…/neither of…可单可复，根据说话人的意思决定；*但代表不可数名词时，用单数
eg: 1.)None of us are/is perfect.
2.) Neither of them know/knows the answer.
3.) None of this worries me.
/None of this money is mine.
*neither作形容词时与单数名词连用，
谓语动词用单数。
Neither statement was true.
6、由and连接的两个并列主语指同一个人或物，谓语动词用单数，这时后面的名词没有冠词。
1).The worker and writer ______ our school today.( visit )
2).The worker and the writer _________ to the meeting . (have come / has come )
have come
visits
3).Each man and woman ______ the same rights.
A. has    B. have   
　　C. had    D. is having
由each, every, no, many a所修饰的名词，即使用 and连接作主语，谓语动词一般用单数。
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a knife and fork一副刀叉;
bread and butter加黄油的面包;
coffee and milk加牛奶的咖啡;
whisky and soda 汽水
salt and water 盐水
a needle and thread针线;
a horse and cart四轮马车;
a watch and chain表链;
a coat and tie;
war and peace战争与和平;
truth and honesty;
medical help and cure aim and end目的
7 . 连接的并列主语被each, every、no 修饰或many a+ 单数名词,谓语动词用单数
each of +复数代词，谓语动用单数
1.Many a boy ______ made such a funny experiment.
A. have B. are C. has D. is
2.Every means _______ been tried since then.
A. has B. were C. was D. has been
3.Each actor and (each) actress____ invited to our school. (is /are)
4.Every boy and (every) girl _____ got a toy train. (has/have)
5.No teacher and no student _____ to have classes on Sunday. (agree/agrees)
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A
is
has
agrees
8. 当one of, a portion of, a series of, a species of, a chain of 结构做主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式。
Eg：One of those students _____ a spy.
A series of comic books _____ published in 2000.
is/was
was
9. 由分数或百分数或a lot of, lots of, plenty of, heaps of , loads of, scads of, half of, the rest of, some of, most of, all of , …percent of, (a) part of , none of, the majority of +名词作主语时，谓语动词的形式与of 后面的名词的数一致
1.Lots of damage ____ caused by fire.
2. Some students _____ planting trees. The rest of them _____ watering them.
3.A number of the students____ gone for an outing. (is/ are)
4.The number of the students_____ increasing year after year. (is/are)
5. All of your work ___well done.(is/are)
6. All of your answers _____ correct.(is/are)
was
are
are
are
is
is
are
7. 70 percent of the surface ___covered with water.（is/are)
8. 70 percent of the farmers ____ improved their living conditions. (have/has)
9. The rest of his journey _____ pleasant.(was/were)
10. The rest of the girls ____ fond of music.( is /are)
is
have
was
are
10. “many a +单数名词
/more than one+单数名词
/one and a half +单数名词”作主语，
谓语动词用单数。若后面加复数名词，谓语用复数。
eg:
1.) Many a foreigner has been to the Great Wall.
2.)More than one student has turned up at the
meeting.
3.) One and a half banana was eaten by the boy.
More than one major ____ (is/are) offered in Hanshan Normal University.
More than one majors ____ (is/are) chosen by university students.
is
are
11. Quantity of + 不可数名词，谓语用单数，quantities of + 名词谓语用复数。
A quantity of water ____ used to produce electrisity.
Great quantities of water ____ needed in this city.
is
are
12. 定语从句谓语单复数形式与先行词一致。
Beijing is the city that ____ (has/have)got the chance to host the 2008 Olympic Games.
Halloween is a day which ____ (is/are)also called the eve of All Saints' Day.
Rose and Jack are the lovers who ____ (is/ are ) going on a trip to Britain.
has
is
are
注意：定语从句中,“one of +复数名词+定语从句”从句的谓语动词复数。
若在one of 前有the, the only, the very修饰时，从句的谓语动词则用单数。
Eg:1.)She is one of these women who _____the
violin well.
2.)She is the one of these women who ______the
violin well.
play
plays
3.)Tom is one of the students who ____ good at playing football.
4.)Tom is the only one of the students who ____ good at playing football.
is
are
概念一致
1. 集体名词如: group, class, company, government, family, army, enemy, population, team, public, crowd, audience，committee （委员会）等作主语时，如果强调整体，谓语用单数，如果强调个体（其中的各个成员）就用复数
The team is the best in the league．
这个队在联赛中打得最好。
The football team are having baths．
足球队队员们在洗澡。
1.Our class ____ on the fourth floor.
Our class ___ out.
2.The crew ___ made up of able men.
The crew ___ busy with their work.
3.My family ___ not large
My family ___ watching TV.
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is
are
are
is
are
2. the + adj. / p.p 结构作主语指人时, 谓语动词用复数, 但如果指事物或抽象概念时, 用单数谓语动词.
The poor_____to be helped.(is/are)
The beautiful _____ not always good.(is/are)
are
is
1.The old ___ taken good care of by the government.
2.The injured ___ taken to hospital immediately.
3.The beautiful _____(give) pleasures to all of us.
are
are
gives
3. 名词cattle, clothes, people, the police, militia 表示复数意义谓语动词复数.people 民族（可数名词，peoples)
1.The police ___ searching for the lost child.
2.The cattle ___ eating grass.
are
are
4.sheep,means,deer,Chinese,Japanese等单复数同形的名词作主语时，谓语动词根据其意义决定。
例如：1.One sheep ____ enough.
2.Ten sheep ____ missing.
3.Every means ___ tried.
4.All means ___ tried.
is
is
are
are
5. 用and 连接的单数主语，前面有each，every，many a 或者no修饰时，谓语用单数，复数主语与each连接是，谓语仍用复数。
1. Each pen and each paper is found in the house.
2. Many a student and many a teacher gets along with each other.
6.表示时间、距离、金钱、度量、国家、单位、书报的名称等名词作主语，用于表示整体概念时，谓语动词用单数。
例如：1.Fifteen minutes ___ not enough.
2.Ten miles____ too much for him.
3.Twenty—five dollars___ too much to pay for the coat.
4.Three pounds ___ not enough.
China _____ (have/has) a long history.
The Tale of Two Cities ____ (be) a very boring novel.
is
is
is
is
has
has
is
7.population ⑴作为”人口”讲时，为集合名词，单独作主语时，谓语动词用单数。
例如：The population of China is large than that of Japan.
(2)如果population前有分数或百分数修饰作主语时，谓语动词用复数。
例如：Three fourths of the population are famers.
(3)形容人口多少用large/small
某地区的人口有多少，用has a population of…
询问人口多少用What’s the population of…
8.such作主语时，谓语动词的单复数根据其意义而定。
例如：1.Such ____ what he said.
2.She wants to have a big bed and many toys, such ____ her wishes.
was
are
就近一致
用here,there, where等引导的倒装句中，谓语动词与靠近它的主语在数上一致。
1. There ___ three chairs, a desk and a computer in the room. (is / are )
2.There ___ a desk, a table and three chairs in the room. (is / are )
are
is
1.There ___ a pen and two books.
2.There ___ two books and a pen.
3.Here ___ a pen and a few books.
4. Here ___ a few books and a pen.
5.There ______(stand) a large buildings.
6.In our hometown, there____ (live) 2000 people
is
is
are
are
stands
live
就近一致
Rule: 由either…or，neither…nor…，not only…but also…，not…but…，or连接两个主语，谓语动词通常和邻近的主语一致。
23. Either the girl or the boy ___ from Canada. (is /are)
24. Not only the door but also the windows ___ open.
(is /are)
25. Neither you nor I _____ the answer. (knows/know)
26. Not you but I ____wrong. (am/ are/ is)
You or he ____ to take part in the competition. (is/are)
is
are
know
am
is
谓语应该跟主语一致还是跟表语一致?
We Chinese ____ a hard-working people．
A．is B．are
C．is being D．are being
此题应选B。这里应注意的是：我们通常说的是主谓一致（即谓语与主语保持一致），而不是表谓一致（即不是谓语与表语一致），本题意为：我们中国人是一个勤劳的民族。
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A. is B. are C. was D. were
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