Question

The headmaster and secretary as well as the teachers      discussing LiBai’s New Selected Poems that      published last month.

1. A.
   are; were
2. B.
   is; were
3. C.
   are; was
4. D.
   is; was

Answer 1

D
试题分析：考察主谓一致。本题第一空的谓语动词与主语The headmaster and secretary保持一致，而不要管as well as the teachers。名词The headmaster and secretary是一个人，校长兼秘书；故谓语动词使用单数形式。第二空是定语从句，that指代先行词LiBai’s New Selected Poems，这是一本书，故谓语动词使用单数形式。根据last month说明使用一般过去时。故D正确。
考点：考察主语一致
点评：主谓一致主要指“人称”和“数”方面的一致关系。对大多数人来说，往往会在掌握主语和随后的谓语动词之间的一致问题上遇到困难。一般情况下，主谓之间的一致关系由以下三个原则的支配：语法一致原则 (grammatical concord) 意义一致原则 (notional concord) 就近原则 (principle of proximity)。“主谓一致”考查内容涉及名词单数或复数作主语、不可数名词作主语、不定代词作主语、并列结构作主语、特殊名词作主语时与谓语动词数的一致等。