35.
Neither Jim nor his cousins ______ to France, but ______ of them know the
country very well.
A. have been; all B.
have been; both
C. has been; all D.
has been; both
[指点迷津]
“主谓一致”最基本的原则是:单数主语用单数谓语动词;复数主语用复数谓语动词。但在实际运用中情况比较复杂,现将同学们常犯的错误归纳如下:
◆each作主语的同位语时,谓语动词由主语决定。
◆half of, the
rest of, most of, all of及“百分数或分数+of”等后接名词作主语时,谓语动词的单复数取决于of后的名词。
◆all作主语,常表示可数的人或物。作“所有的人或物”讲时,谓语动词用复数;作“一切”讲时,谓语动词用单数。
◆主语后有with, together with, like,
except, but, as well as 等引起的短语时,谓语动词与前面的主语保持一致。
◆people, police等集体名词作主语,谓语动词用复数。family, class,
group, team等集体名词作主语,若强调一个整体,谓语动词用单数;若强调具体成员,谓语动词用复数。
◆表示度量、价格、时间、长度等的复数名词或词组作主语时,谓语动词用单数。
◆由Here / There开头的句子,其主语不止一个时,谓语动词通常与邻近的主语保持一致。
◆“a number of +复数名词”作主语,谓语动词用复数;“the number of +复数名词”作主语,谓语动词用单数。
直接引语和间接引语
[练习导航]
将下列直接引语变为间接引语,每空一词。