英语主谓一致详解

(五) many a + 名词单数；more than one + 名词单数；a + 名词单数 + or two等做句子的主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。如：

(1) Many a student is interested in English grammar. 很多学生对英语语法感兴趣。

(2) A worker or two is going to be sent to work abroad. 一两个工人将被派往国外去工作。

(六) one or two +名词复数做句子的主语时，谓语动词第三人称复数形式。如：

One or two spelling mistakes have been found in your composition. 在你的作文中发现了一两个拼写错误

 

4. The + 形容词做主语

A．The + 形容词指人做主语时，谓语动词一般用第三人称复数形式。如：

(1) The poor were usually looked down upon by the rich. 过去，穷人常被富人瞧不起。

(2) The wounded have been taken good care of in the hospital. 伤员在医院受到了很好的照护。

B．The + 形容词指抽象概念做主语时，谓语动词一般用单数形式。如：

The decayed has been thrown away. 腐烂的东西已经被扔掉了。(from www.hxen.net)

 

5. 主语是句子、短语

A．主语是非谓语动词短语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。如：

(1) Reading is of much help for learning a language. 阅读对学语言很有帮助。

(2) To keep on doing morning exercises is good. (= It is good to keep on doing morning exercises. )  坚持做早操很有好处。

B．主语是从句时，谓语动词一般用第三人称单数形式，如：

(1) Why he was absent yesterday is being questioned. 他昨天为什么没来正在询问之中。

(2) Where we can get so much money is still a problem. 我们到哪里去弄这么多钱还是个问题。

但what，who引导的从句做主语时，当指具体的东西或人时，谓语动词的形式必须根据具体的意思而定。如：

What I want are these things.

C．在强调句型“It + be + 被强调的部分 + that / who …”中，be总是用单数形式；that / who后的谓语动词的形式必须跟被强调的主语保持一致。如：

(1) It was Lin Tao who called you just now. 刚才给你打电话的就是林涛。

(2) It is you that are going to be invited to the party. 只有你将被邀请去参加聚会。