主谓一致

Subject---Verb Agreement 主谓一致 （三个原则） 语法一致 就近原则 意义一致

语法一致 即主语是单数形式，谓语动词用单数 形式，主语是复数形式，谓语也用复 数形式。

意义一致 即主语形式上为单数，但意义为复数， 因此谓语动词用复数形式；或主语形式 上为复数，但表示单数意义，这时谓语 动词用单数形式。

就近原则 即谓语动词用单数形式还是用复数形式， 取决于最靠近他的主语。

就近原则： 用 or, neither…nor, either…or, not only … but also, not…but… 等连接的并列主语，谓 语动词与靠近它的主谓在数上一致 Neither the students nor the teacher knows nothing about it. Has he or you taken my book?

1 ． Nobody but Betty and Mary ____ late for class yesterday ． A ． was B ． were C ． has been D ． have been 2 ． A woman with some children ____ soon ． A ． is coming B ． are coming C ． has come D ． have come 3. Everything, including the clothes, ____ stolen that evening. A. is B. was C. are D. were

7 ． No one except my parents ____ anything about this 。 A ． know B ． knows C ． is known D ． are known 8 ． The teacher as well as the students ____ the book already ． A ． has read B ． have read C ． are reading D ． is reading 9 ． All but one ____ in the accident ． A ． was killed B ． were killed C ． will be killed D ． are killed

10 ． One or two days ____ enough to see the city ． A ． is B ． are C ． am D ． be 11 ． Not the teacher ， but the students ____ looking forward to seeing the film ． A ． is B ． are C ． am D ． be

1. It took the workmen only two hours to finish _______ my car. A. repairing B. repair C. to repair D. repaired Excersice

2. Have you forgotten ___$1000 from me last month? Will you please remember ____ it tomorrow? A. borrowing; to bring B. to borrow; bring C. borrowed; bringing D. borrowing; bringing

3. The classroom wants _____. A. clean B. cleaned C. to clean D. cleaning 4. Jack said that he wouldn't mind __ for us. A. to wait B. wait C. waiting D. waited

Please read the sentences carefully, trying to pick out the errors and then correct them. 1. I am looking forward to visit Charlie Chaplin Museum in Switzerland next week. visiting

2. Many people still enjoy seeing Charlie Chaplin’s silent films. 3. That cartoon picture shows Charlie Chaplin eat a pair of leather shoes in a movie. 4. Charlie’s nonverbal humor often makes people bursting with laughter. √ eating burst

5. We are all fond of Charlie’s early films, which we think are more interested. 6. I missed to see the beginning of the film City Lights the other day. 7. I wouldn’t mind to see The Gold Rush again with you tonight. interesting seeing

8. Charlie’s job was entertain people, wasn’t he? entertaining

用动词的 -ing 形式改写下列句子。 1. The picture that hangs on the wall is a world-famous one. The picture _______ on the wall is a world-famous one. 2. Because he hadn’t received an answer, he decided to write another letter to him. ____ ______ ______ an answer, he decided to write another letter to him. hanging Not having received

3. When he sees the mountain, he always thinks of his hometown. _______ the mountain, he always thinks of his hometown. 4. Because it is Sunday, there are no students in the school. It ______ ______, there are no students in the school. 5. He hunted all the shops to look for a nice present for his mother. He hunted all the shops, _______ _____ a nice present for his mother. looking for Seeing being Sunday