12. 不定代词somebody, someone, something, anybody, anything, everybody, everyone, everything, nobody, no one, nothing作主语,谓语动词用单数, Is everyone here today. 今天大家到齐了吗? Something is wrong with him. 他有毛病。 Nobody was in. 没有人在家。
11. people,police等集体名词作主语,谓语动词用复数形式,family,class,group,team等集体名词作主语,若指一个整体时,谓语动词用单数形式,若指一个具体成员时,谓语动词复数形式。 People here are very friendly. 这儿的人很友好。 His family isn’t large. 他家的人不多。 My family all like watching TV. 我们一家人都喜欢看电视。
10. 由and连接的两个单数名词作主语时,一般用复数形式,但and所连接的并列主语是同
一个人,事物,或概念时,谓语动词用单数。这两种情况区分如下:a/the+单数名词+and+单数名词,指的是同一个人或物;a/the+单数名词+and+a/the+单数名词,指两个人或物。
The writer and teacher is coming. 那位作家兼教师来了。(作家和教师指同一个人) The writer and the teacher are coming. 作家和老师来了。(作家和老师是两个人)
9. 当主语部分含有with,together with,along with,as well as,besides,except,but,like等介词或介词短语时,谓语动词用单数形式;但“名词+as well as+名词”时,谓语动词一般应与第一个名词一致。
Mike with his father has been to England. 迈克同他的父亲去过英格兰。 Mike,like his brother,enjoys playing football 迈克像他的哥哥一样喜欢踢足球。 The students as well as the teacher were present at the meeting.
8. a/an+单数名词+or two 作主语,谓语动词用单数。
A student or two has failed the exam. 一两个学生考试不及格。
7. 动词不定式,动名词作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。 To see is to believe 眼见为实。 Doing eye exercises is good for your eyes.
做眼睛保健操对你的眼睛十分有益。
6. one and a half+复数名词作主语,谓语动词用单数形式。 One and a half hours is enough. 一个半小时足够了。
5. 主语是each/every+单数名词+and(each/every)+单数名词时,谓语动词用单数。 Each boy and each girl has got a seat. 每个男孩和女孩都有一个座位。 Every man and every woman is at work. 每个男人和女人都在工作。
4. 表示时间,价格,重量,数目,长度,数学运算等的词或短语作主语时,这些通常作一个整体概念,谓语用单数形式。例如: Two months is a long holiday. 两个月是一个长假。 Twenty pounds isn’t so heavy. 2 0英镑并不太重。 Ten miles isn’t a long distance. 1 0英里并不是一段很长的距离。 Five minus four is one. 5减4等于1。
3. more than one+单数名词作主语,谓语用单数。 More than one student has ever been to Beijing. 不止一个学生曾经去过北京。