英语主谓一致详解

(1) English people are fond of talking about weather. 英国人喜欢谈论天气。

(2) Cattle are farmers’friends. 牛是农民的朋友。

C. 主语是：public, board, family, class, team, group, crowd, audience, company, crew, committee, enemy, government, herd, jury, party等名词时，如果是作为整体的，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式；如果作为其中一个个的成员，谓语动词用第三人称复数形式。如：如：

(1) Our class is made up of fifty students. 我们班有五十个学生组成。

(2) Our class are working very hard. 我们班学习都很努力。

(3) His team is very strong. 他们队很强大。

(4) His team are talking with the coach. 他们队在跟教练谈话。

D. 主语是：时间、距离、价格、度量衡单位等名词或短语，即使是复数，谓语动词也只能用第三人称单数形式。如：

(1) Three years passes quickly. 三年很快过去了。

(2) Two meters is not long enough. 两米不够长。(from www.hxen.net)

E. 主语是：news, politics, physics, plastics, mathematics等名词虽然以—s结尾，但谓语动词也只能用第三人称单数形式。如：

(1) Physics is very interesting and useful. 物理既很有趣也很有用。

(2) Plastics is widely used in our daily life. 塑料在日常生活中被广泛地应用。

F. 主语若是书名，剧名、报刊、杂志名称或国家、单位名称时，即使名词是复数形式，谓语动词也只能用第三人称单数形式。如：

(1) The Arabian Nights is very interesting. 《一千零一夜》很有趣。

(2) The New York Times is popular in America. 《纽约时报》在美国很受欢迎。

G. 在算式里，主语是数词时，谓语动词也只能用第三人称单数形式。如：

(1) Three and five is eight. 三加五等于八。

(2) Twelve divided by six is two. 十二除以六等于二。

8) 主与是：clothes, compasses, goods, glasses, trousers, scissors, shoes, socks, gloves等名时，谓语动词用第三人称复数形式。如：

(1) The trousers are not expensive. 这条裤子不贵。

(2) Your socks are over there. 你的袜子在那边。