1、1高中英语主谓一致（一）主谓一致的应用1名词作主语1）某些集体名词，如 family, team 等作主语时，如果作为一个整体看待，谓语动词用单数形式，如果就其中一个个成员而言，谓语动词用复数形式。如：His family is a happy one. The whole family are watching TV. 这类名词有：audience，class，club ，company，crew ，enemy，crowd，government，group，party，public ， team 等。2）某些集体名词，如 people, police, cattle 等，只当复数看待，谓语动
2、词必须用复数。如：The police are searching for the thief. 4）当名词词组中心词为表示度量、距离、金额、时间、书名等复数名词时，往往可以根据意义一致的原则，把这些复数名词看作一个整体，谓语用单数形式。如：Three years has passed since then. 5）不定代词 each, every, no 所修饰的名词即使以 and 或逗号连接成多主语时，谓语动词仍用单数形式。如：Each boy and each girl wants to go to the cinema. 6）如果主语有 more than one 很多 非常或 many
3、 a 许多 构成，尽管从意义上看是复数内容，但它的谓语动词仍用单数形式。如：More than one student has read the book. Many a girl has been there. 7）一些有两个部分构成的名词表示衣物或工具作主语时，谓语动词通常用复数形式，例如：glasses, clothes, trousers, shoes, compasses, chopsticks, scissors 等。但如果主语用“a kind of, a pair of , a series of 等加名词”构成时，谓语动词一般用单数形式。如：A pair of shoes wa
4、s on the desk. 8）this kind of men 的谓语动词用单数，men of this kind 的谓语动词用复数，all kinds of 后跟复数名词，谓语动词用复数形式。如：This kind of men is dangerous.Men of this kind are dangerous.9）复数形式的单、复数同形名词作主语时，按意义一致原则，作用单数意义时，谓语用单数，反之，谓语用复数。这类名词有：means（方法） ，works（工厂） ，species（种类） ，Chinese，Japanese 等。如：The (This) glass works wa
5、s set up in 1980. (这家玻璃厂建于 1980 年。)The（These）glass works are near the railway station. （这些玻璃厂在火车站附近。 ）210）all，most, half, rest of 看 of 后面的词，所指的复数意义，谓语动词用复数形式；反之，用单数。如：All of my classmates like music.All of the water is gone.11)在主谓倒装的句子中，谓语动词的数应与其后的主语一致。如：Between the two windows hangs a picture.2由连接词
6、连接的名词作主语1）用 and 或 bothand 连接并列主语，谓语动词通常用复数形式。如：Plastics and rubber never rot.Walking and riding are good exercises.2）当主语后面跟有 as well as, as much as, no less than, along with, with, like, rather than, together with, but, except, besides, including, in addition to 等引导的词组时，其谓语动词的单、复数由引导词前面的主语而定。如：The t
7、eacher as well as the students was reading in the library.）以 or, eitheror, neithernor, not onlybut also 等连接的名词（代词）作主语时，谓语动词的单复数应根据就近一致的原则。如：Tom or his brothers are waiting in the room.Either you or he is to go.3代词作主语1）关系代词 who, that, which 等在定语从句中作主语时，其谓语动词的数应与句中先行词的数一致。如：Those who want to go please
8、 put up your hands. Some of the energy that is used by man comes from the sun. 2）疑问代词 who, what, which 作主语时，谓语动词可根据说话人所要表达的意思决定单、复数。如：Who lives next door ? It is Xiao Liu. Who live next door ? It is Zhang and Liu. What produce(s) heat ? 4分数、量词作主语1） “分数或百分数+名词”构成的短语以及由“a lot of, lots of plenty of, a
9、large quantity of, half of +名词”构成的短语作主语时，其谓语动词要与短语中 of 后面的名词的数保持一致，这是因为短语中后面的名词是中心词，而短语中前面的量词是修饰语，例如：Lots of damage was caused by fire.About three-fourths of the earths surface is covered with water. Three-fifths of the workers here are women.和这种情况类似的还有“a number of+名词复数”谓语用复数译为大量，许多，the number of 中心
10、词是 number,谓语用单数，译为的数量A number of students have gone home.3The number of pages in this book is two hundred. 注意：(large)quantities of不可数名词，其短语作主语时，谓语动词一般用复数，例如：Quantities of food(nuts) were on the table.短语 in quantity, in large quantities 意为“大量”；in small quantities 意为“少量”。2）a great deal of , a large am
11、ount of 修饰不可数名词，其短语作主语时，谓语动词通常用单数；large amounts of 修饰不可数名词，其短语作主语时，谓语动词通常用复数，例如：A large amount of(A great deal of)damage was done in a very short time.Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.3）表示数量的 one and a half 后，名词要用复数形式，但是其短语作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式，例如：One and a half bananas is left on the table.
12、5名词化的形容词作主语如果主语由“the+ 形容词（或过去分词） ”结构担任时，谓语通常用复数，这类词有：the brave, the poor, the rich, the blind, the young, the old, the sick, the dead, the deaf and dumb, the oppressed, the injured, the wounded, the unemployed 等；The blind study in special schools.The poor live in a undeveleped country6从句作主语1）由 what
13、引导的主语从句，谓语动词所指的具体内容是复数意义时，谓语动词一般用复数形式，反之，单数。例如：What we need is more time.What we need are doctors.41.Three _ died in the terrible fire in Luoyang last winter.A. hundreds people B. hundred peopleC. hundreds peoples D. hundred peoples2. Either you or the president _ the prizes to these gifted winners
14、at the meeting.A. is handing out B. are to hand outC. are handing out D. is to hand out3. I, who _ your close friend, will try my best to help you out of trouble.A. am B. is C. are D. be4. The Olympic Games in the year 2008 _ in Beijing of China, which _ known to us all.A. is to hold; is B. is to be
15、 held; wasC. are to hold; is D. are to be held; is5. There _ a lot of rubbish on the floor so I asked Mary to sweep _ up.A. were; it B. are; themC. was; it D. is; them6. Three million tons of coal _ every year in the city.A. is exploited B. are exploitedC. had exploited D. have exploited7. Stories o
16、f the Long March _ popular with the young people now.A. is B. was C. are D. were8. Mathematics _ the language of science.A. are B. are going to beC. is D. is to be9. Both rice and wheat _ grown in our country.A. is B. are C. was D. were10. _ either of your parents come to see you recently?A. Have B.
17、 Had C. Has D. Is11. What the children in the mountain village need _ good books.A. is B. are C. have D. has12. The whole family _ TV attentively.A. are watching B. is watchingC. is seeing D. are seeing13. Nothing but several glasses _ bought by my father the day before yesterday.A. was B. were5C. h
18、ave been D. would be14. At the bus stop _ a soldier and two youngpeople on their way to the village.A. were B. was C. is D. sits15. If law and order _, neither the citizen nor his family is safe.A. are not preserved B. is not preservedC. were preserved D. have not been preserved16. There _ little ch
19、ange in that middle school.A. have B. had C. have been D. has been17. What such a sunset is _ strange to us all.A. going to beB. / C. is D. that18. Seventy-five percent of the earths surface _ with water.A. is covered B. is coveringC. were covered D. are covered19. The following _ some other mental
20、diseases.A. being B. are C. was D. were20. Not only you but also I _ able to help him out.A. are B. is C. am D. were21. “ The Kites” _ us a story of the kites history.A. have told B. tellsC. were told D. was told22. You and I _ twin sisters.A. were B. are C. is D. am23. A teacher of English and clas
21、s teacher _ us something about volunteer workers.A. are telling B. is telling C. are givenD. were given24. Thousands of tons of rubbish _ over a large period of time.A. rots away B. rot awayC. has rotted away D. are rotted away25. Mayor as well as volunteer workers _ the newly-built stadium.A. is cl
22、eaning B. are cleaningC. were cleaning D. have cleaned26. Many a student _ something about Abraham Lincoln.A. have known B. knowsC. is known D. are known27. The defence works _ built long ago to keep the enemy away.A. were B. has beenC. had been D. was28. “ Have you all studied the passageUsing the
23、Mind against Disease？”6“_ .”A. Nobody of us has B. Nobody of us haveC. None of us has D. None of us did29. A group of Italian soldiers _ quickly towards their position.A. were advancing B. were advancedC. was advancing D. advancing30. Everyone, men and women, old and young _ sports and games.A. is e
24、njoy B. were enjoyingC. enjoys D. enjoy1.解析：选 B. hundred 一词前面有具体数词修饰时不加-s2. 解析：选 D. 当 either or 连接两个并列主语时，句子的谓语动词在人称和数上和后一个主语保持一致。 “be+不定式”表示按计划或安排将要发生的动作。3. 解析：选 A. who 为引导定语从句的关系代词，其先行词是 I , 所以谓语动词要用am.4. 解析：选 D. 主语 the Olympic Games 意为：奥运会，谓语动词要用非第三人称单数形式；后半部分为 which 引导的非限制情定语从句，其谓语动词要用单数形式。5.解析：
25、选 C. there be 句型中 be 动词的单复数取决于其后的主语， a lot of rubbish(不可数名词)，因此后面谓语动词要用单数。6. 解析：选 A. 主语为 coal, 是不可数名词。根据题意，此处要用被动语态。7. 解析：选 A. 主语 Stories of the Long March 是书名，谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式。8. 解析：选 C. 此处 mathematics 为学科名词，作主语时谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式。9. 解析：选 B. both-and-连接两个并列主语时，句子的谓语动词要用非第三人称单数形式。10.解析：选 C. either 是主语部分的中
26、心词，助动词要与 either 要数上保持一致。11.解析：选 B. what 引导的主语从句作主语时，谓语动词要根据后面的名词的数来决定，此处要用非第三人称单数形式。12.解析：选 A. 此处指：家里的各个成员，所以谓语动词要用非第三人称单数形式。13. 解析：选 A. 此处 nothing 句子的主语，谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式。14. 解析：选 A. 此句为倒装句，句子的主语是 a soldier and two young people.15. 解析：选 B. 此处主语 law and order 指的是同一个概念，所以谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式.16. 解析：选 D. 此处 th
27、ere be 结构中的主语 little change 是不可数名词。17. 解析：选 C. 本句是主语从句，缺谓语，所以要用第三人称单数形式。18. 解析：选 A. 本句缺谓语，主语 percent 后面是不可数名词，所以要用第三人称单数形式。719. 解析：选 B. 本句的表语 是复数形式，所以谓语动词要用非第三人称单数形。20.解析：选 C. 根据 就近一致性原则，谓语用 am.21. 解析：选 B. 本句的主语是书名，从整体考虑，谓语是第三人称单数形。22. 解析：选 B. 用 and 连接两个并列主语时，谓语用非第三人称单数形.23.解析：选 B. 本句主语是同一个人，谓语用第三人称
28、单数形式。24.解析：选 B. 本句主语是 tons, 是复数形式，rot 是不及物动词，不可用被动形式。25.解析：选 A. 本句主语 Mayor 是单数形式，谓语用第三人称单数形式。26. 解析：选 B.主语 many a student 意思是复数，形式是单数。谓语动词要用第三人称单数形。27. 解析：选 D. 主语 works 是集合名词，当成整体考虑，谓语动词要用第三人称单数形。 Long ago 表示过去.28. 解析：选 C. 因为问句是完成时态，答句要用完成时态回答，另外主语不可用nobody of us.29.解析：选 A. 主语 a group of 在本句中表示具体每个人
29、。30. 解析：选 C. 本句主语是不定代词 everyone，为单数主语，谓语动词要用第三人称单数形。练习：主谓一致1.I, who_ your friend, will try my best to help you with your English.A.am B.is C.are D.be2. The rich _ not always happy.A.are B.is C.has D.have3. Neither Tom nor Jack and I _ his students.A.are B.am C.is D.was4. Mary as well as her sisters
30、_ Chinese in China.A. are studying B. have studied C. studies D. study5. Neither my father nor I _ at home.A.am B.is C.are D.be6. Not only my brother but also I _ good at painting. Both of us _ good painters.,8A.are;are B.am;am C.ani;are D.is;is7. Every boy and every girl _ to attend the evening par
31、ty.A.wish B.wishes C.is like D.like8. Over 80 percent of the population of China _ peasants.A.was B.is C. would be D.are9. The population of China _ larger than that of .any other country in the world.A.is B.are C.has D.have10. Every means _ tried but without any result.A. have been B.is to be C.are
32、 to be D. has been11. Alice, together with two boys,_ for having broken the rule.A. was punished B. punished C. were punished D. being punished12. The League secretary and the monitor_ asked to attend the .meeting this afternoon.A.is B.was C.are D.is being13. The great writer and professor_.A. is an
33、 old man B. are both old menC. is an old man and a young man D. were two Chinese14. There _ a pen, two pencils and three books on the desk.A.are B.is C.has D.have15. A large number of students in our class_ girls.A. are B. was C. is D. be16. The number of deer, mountain lions and wild roses _ much i
34、f people leave things as they are.9A. doesn t change B.dont change C.change D.changed17. The Arabian Nights _ well known to the English.A. is B. are C. was D. were18. Chairman Mao s works _ published.A. has been B.have been C.was D.is19. A chemical works_ built there.A. is to being B.have been C. we
35、re to D.has been20. The Olympic Games _ held every _ years.A.is;four B.are;four C.is;five D.are;five21 .The United States of America one of the most developed countries in the world.A.is B.are C.was D.were22.He is the only one of die students who _ elected.A. are B.have C.has D.is23.Theis is one of
36、the most interesting questions that _ asked.A.have B.has C. have been D.has been24.Many a man _ come to help us.A.have B.has C.is D.are25.“All_ present and all_ going on well,“ our monitor said.A.is;is B.are;are C.are;is D.is;are1026. The police _ the murderer everywhere when he suddenly appeared in
37、 a theatre.A. is searching for B. were searching forC. are searching for D. were searching27.Your trousers_ dirty.You must have_ washed.A.is;il B.are;it C.are;them D.is;them28.This pair of trouseis _ too long for him.A.is B.be C.are D.were29. One and a half bananas _ left on the table.A.is B.are C.h
38、as D.have30. Eight times eight _ sixty - four.A.is B.are C.get D.equal31 .Ten minutes_ an hour when one is waiting for a phone call.A.seems B.seem C.seemed D.seemes32._of the money_ nm out.A. Three-fifth; has B. Three-fifth; has beenC. Three-fifths; has D. Three-fifths; have33. The whole class _ the teacher attentively.A. are listening to B. is listening toC.are listening D. is listening34.1 have finished a large part of the book, the rest of which_ more difficult.
