模塊三 語法專練：主謂一致

【考點透視】

在近年高考英語試題中，單項填空部分直接涉及到主謂一致的內容不是十分頻繁，但是這并不是說主謂一致不重要，一方面在試題的其他方面有一定程度的體現，另一方面說明在今后的單選命題中考查主謂一致的幾率更高。有關主謂一致的考點主要分布在：語法結構對主謂一致的影響；充當主語的詞匯意義對主謂一致的影響；復合句中的主謂一致等。

主謂一致指的是謂語動詞與主語在人稱和數方面的一致。主謂一致有三項原則，即：語法一致、意義一致和就近一致原則是在特殊情況下對語法一致的補充。這里就一些情況作如下說明：

（一）當名詞詞組中心詞為表示度量、距離、金額、時間、書名等復數名詞時，謂語常用單數。如：

Five minutes is enough to do this exercise.

（二）不定代詞each，every，no所修飾的名詞即使以and或逗號連接成多主語時，謂語動詞仍用單數。如：

Each boy and each girl wants to serve the people in future.

（三）不定式、動名詞作主語時謂語動詞用單數。

（四）從句作主語時：

1．what引導的主語從句，謂語動詞視情況而定。

What we need is more time. / What we need are more teachers.

2．在“one of + 復數名詞 + who / that”引導的從句中的動詞用復數，但當one之前有the only等修飾語時，從句中的動詞則用單數。如：

This is one of the girls who were late for the meeting.

This is the only one of the girls who was late for the meeting.

（五）以and連接的兩個名詞作主語時謂語動詞通常用復數。如：

Walking and riding are good exercises.

但在以下幾種情況中用單數：

1．當被修飾的兩個單數名詞在意義上指的是同一個人、物或概念時。如：

The girl’s teacher and friend is a young doctor.

2．當被連接的兩個單數名詞表示的是一副用具時。

A knife and fork is on the table.

（六）有些以-s結尾的名詞作主語時，根據其意思來決定謂語動詞的單復數：

1．表示學科名稱的名詞→單數；

2．國家或團體名稱→單數；

3．the Olympic Games→復數；

4．當復數同形的名詞，如：means，works等。

Every means has been tried. / All means have been tried.

（七）集體名詞作主語時，視其意義來決定謂語動詞的單復數：

1．police，people等名詞→復數；

2．clothing，equipment，furniture等名詞→單數；

3．family，class，public，population等名詞表示個體時→單數；表示單位成員時→復數；

（八）all，most，half，the rest等不定代詞作主語時，視其所代的名詞或意思來決定謂語動詞的單復數。

（九）a lot of/ lots of，a large quantity of等量詞 + 名詞作主語時，謂語動詞的單復數由這些量詞后的名詞決定。如：

A large quantity of people are needed here.

但large quantities of修飾可數或不可數名詞作主語時，謂語動詞用復數。如：

Large quantities of food / books are on the table.

（十）a kind of／kinds of作主語時，謂語動詞的單復數由kind決定，type也是這樣。如：

This kind of men is dangerous. / Men of this are dangerous.

（十一）分數或百分數 + 名詞作主語時，謂語動詞的單復數由分數或百分數后的名詞決定。

（十二）more than one ...，many a ...作主語時，謂語動詞用單數。如：

Many a student has read the book.

（十三）or，either ... or ...，neither ... nor ...，not only ... but (also) ...等連接并列主語時，謂語動詞與就近的主語一致。

（十四）主語后面跟有like，as well as / with/ along with/ together with，except/ but / rather than， including/ besides/ in addition to等詞組時，謂語根據主語而定。如：

The teacher together with his students was excited.

【題例精析】

【例1】- Mike, what did our monitor say just now?

- Every boy and every girl as well as teachers who _______ to visit the museum _______ asked to be at the school gate before 6:30 in the morning. （2007南京一中卷）

A. is; is B. are; are

C. is; are D. are; is

【易錯點悟】解答該題的關鍵是要理解題干結構，把握以every, no, each 等限定的并由and連接的兩個并列名詞用作主語時的主謂一致以及定語從句中的主謂一致。

【要點精析】該題為一個帶有定語從句的復合句，句中作定語的關系代詞who指代先行詞teachers，為復數，故謂語動詞該用are；as well as連接兩個主語時，謂語動詞要根據前一個主語決定；由 every, no, each 等限定的并由and連接的兩個并列名詞作主語時，謂語動詞要用單數形式。

【答案】D

【例2】 What the remote areas need _____ education to children and what the children need _____ good textbooks at the moment. （2007山東棗莊3月交流卷）

A. is; are B. are; is

C. was; were D. were; was

【易錯點悟】解答該題關鍵是要注意由特殊疑問詞what引導的主語從句作主語時的主謂一致關系。

【要點精析】一般情況下，what引導主語從句，常表示單數意義，謂語動詞用單數形式，但當它所指的具體內容是復數意義時，謂語動詞要用復數形式。該題強調現在，用一般現在時態。

【答案】A

【專項檢測】

1. Whom _______ this pair of glasses belong to and whose ________ the glasses on the table?

A. does; is B. do; are C. does; are D. do; is

2. There _______ a pen, two pencils and three books on the desk.

A. are B. is C. has D. have

3. The United States of America ________ one of the most developed countries in the world.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

4. “All ______ present and all ________ going on well,” our monitor said.

A. is; is B. are; are C. are; is D. is; are

5. I have finished a large part of the book, the rest of which _________ very difficult.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

6. The trouble with such resources as coal, oil and gas ______ that they are not renewable.

A. has been B. are C. have been D. is

7. More than one example _______ necessary to make the students understand this rule clearly.

A. should be B. is C. are D. have been

8. Although many of the houses in the small town ______ still in need of repair, there _______ lots of improvement in their appearance.

A. are; has been B. is; have been

C. is; are D. are; was

9. Going to bed early and getting up early _________ a good habit.

A. is B. are C. were D. was

10. The police _______ asked that anyone who saw the accident should get in touch with _______.

A. have; them B. has; him C. have; him D. has; them

11. My friend and classmate Paul ________ horse-riding in his spare time.

A. practice B. practices C. is practiced. D. is practicing

12. People like beautiful things, but the beautiful________ not always the useful.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

13. ―Are you very anxious?

―Yes. Ten minutes ________ like an hour when you are waiting for a phone call.

A. seem B. seems C. do D. does

14. On the wall ________ two large pictures of his parents.

A. hangs B. hanged C. hanging D. hang

15. That’s the one of the subjects that ___________ to start a conversation.

A. intends B. intend C. are intended D. is intended

16. I, who _________ your teacher, will try my best to help you with your study.

A. be B. am C. are D. is

17. Not only my brother but also I _______ good at painting. Both of us _________ good painters.

A. are; are B. am; are C. is; is D. are; is

18. Setting fire to the public buildings ________ highly dangerous and forbidden by law.

A. are B. is C. has D. were

19. _________ visitors to the UK were asked by newspaper reporters what their impressions of the British people were.

A. The number of B. A number of C. Numbers of D. Any numbers of

20. The first two questions were easy, but the rest of them _______ not.

A. was B. were C. being D. to be

21. “The public _______ the best judge.” means “the public always ______ their thoughts correctly.”

A. are; express B. are; expresses

C. is; express D. is; express

22. This kind of cakes ______ good while cakes of that kind ________ different.

A. taste; are B. tastes; are C. smells; is D. look; are

23. Where to find the teacher and where to do the experiment _________.

A. are not known B. is not known

C. has not known D. have not known

24. The manager or his secretary ______ to give you an interview.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

25. That they have cheated the boys ________ now clear to us all.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

26. The old ________ taken good cave of in our country.

A. is B. has C. are D. have

27. It seems to me that what Lucy saw and heard ________ very interesting.

A. was B. were C. is D. are

28. Every means _______ tried, but in vain.

A. have been B. has been C. are D. is

29. Many a boy and many a student ________ looking forward to visiting the United States of America at present.

A. are B. were C. is D. was

30. E-mail, as well as telephones, _______ an important part in daily communication.

A. is playing B. have played C. are playing D. play

31. Though small, the ant is as much a creature as _______ all other animals on earth.

A. are B. is C. do D. have

32. Despite much research, there are still certain elements in the life cycle of the insect that _______ not fully understood.

A. are B. were C. is D. was

33. Everybody in our country, men and women, old and young, ________ sports and games.

A. are fond of B. enjoys C. go in for D. take part in

34. There are _______ flowers shown in the park and ________ people go to have a look.

A. varieties of; various B. a plenty of; many

C. various; many a D. quite a few; quite a little

35. An iron and steel works, with some satellite factories _________ to be built here.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

36. The engineer and worker referred to ____________ to design something.

A. be going B. are going C. be likely D. is going

37. As a result of destroying the forests, a large _______ of desert _________ covered the land.

A. number; has B. quantity; has

C. number; have D. quantity; have

38. -The education system rather than the teachers _____ to answer for the overburden on the students.

-I agree. I hope the reform being carried out in our country will hang about the _______ results.

A. me; desired B. is; desired

C. are; desiring D. is; desiring

39. His Selected Poems ________ first published in 1986.

A. were B. was C. has been D. is

40. Writing stories and articles ________ what she enjoys most.

A. is B. have been C. was D. were

41. Each of the students in our class ______ great interest in English and they each ______ a copy of A New English-Chinese Dictionary.

A. shows; have B. have; has C. is; have D. takes; has

42. The factory, including its machines and buildings, ________ burnt last night.

A. is B. are C. were D. was

43. The White family _______ very large. All the family _______ animal lovers.

A. is; are B. is; is C. are; is D. are; are

44. Large quantities of fruit ________ all over the world from China today.

A. is shipped B. are shipped C. has Shipped D. have shipped

45. In our country each boy and each girl _______ the right to receive a good education.

A. is B. are C. has D. have

【答案解析】

1．C。“this / the pair of + 名詞”作主語，謂語動詞用單數；glasses，trousers，clothes等復數名詞作主語，謂語動詞則用復數。

2．B。There be句型中，主語不止一個時，遵循“就近一致”的原則，即謂語與鄰近的主語保持人稱和數的一致。

3．A。表示國家，組織、單位的名詞作主語時，謂語動詞一般用單數。

4．C。不定代詞all作主語，指人時，謂語動詞常用復數；指物時，謂語動詞常用單數。

5．A。“the rest of + 名詞”作主語，謂語動詞的數與中心名詞保持一致，這里which指代the book．故用is。

6．D。the trouble / problem with ...意為“由……帶來的問題；……存在的問題”。題中：the trouble為主語部分的中心詞。

7．B。many a(許多) + 單數可數名詞或more than one(不止一個) + 單數可數名詞作主語時，常遵循“語法一致”的原則，即主語是單數，謂語也用單數。

8．A。此處improvement是不可數名詞。

9．A。當and連接兩個或兩個以上的詞、短語或句子作主語且表示同一概念時，謂語動詞用單數。

10．A。police，people，cattle等表示“總稱”的名詞作主語時，謂語動詞常用復數。

11．B。Paul既是我的朋友還是我的同學，主語指的是一個人，故謂語動詞用單數，且根據題意，此處需用一般現在時態的主動語態。

12．C。the + 形容詞/ -ing形式/ 過去分詞(表示-類人或事物)做主語時，謂語動詞常用復數，但表示一種抽象概念或品質時，謂語動詞常用單數。題中the beautiful is not always the useful意為“好看的不一定總是有用的”。

13．B。表示時間、距離、金額數量等的名詞作為一個整體作主語時，謂語動詞常用單數形式。

14．D。這是一個倒裝句，主語是復數形式，故謂語動詞用復數。

15．D。be intended to do / for意為“被打算……”。先行詞為one of ...結構時，定語認句中的謂語動詞用復數形式；先行詞為 the (only) one of ...結構時，從句中謂語動詞用單數。

16．B。關系代詞作主語，定語從句中的謂語動詞應與先行詞保持人稱和數的一致。

17．B。not only ... but also，either ... or，neither ... nor，not ... but等結構連接并列主語時，謂語動詞的數應遵循“就近一致”的原則。

18．B。不定式、-ing形式短語或名詞性從句作主語時，謂語動詞常用單數。注意：當what引導的從句作主語，且表語為名詞時，謂語動詞的數常由表語的數決定。

19．C。答案B、D本身就錯誤的，A表示“……的數目”，C表示“許多”，依據謂語是were，選C。

20．B。本題的要點是half of，the rest of，plenty of修飾可數或不可數名詞作主語，謂語動詞用單數還是復數，視具體情況而定。如果of后面是不可數名詞，謂語用單數，如果of后面是可數名詞，則謂語用復數形式。

21．D。本題的變化點是集合名詞若作整體看待，謂語用單數；若看作一個個成員時，謂語用復數。

22．B。本題考查知識點是：由 a kind of，this kind of，many kinds of和“名詞+ of this kind”等以及由與kind意義相似的 type，sort等構成的類似短語作主語時，謂語動詞與of前的名詞保持數的一致。

23．A。本題考查知識點是不定式做主語時謂語動詞的數。句子結構是“疑問詞+to do and+疑問詞+to do”，謂語動詞應為復數形式。但如果兩個疑問詞加不定式在句中作主語表示一件事的兩個側面，則謂語動詞用單數。

24．A。謂語就近一致。

25．A。名詞性從句作主語，謂語動詞通常用單數。

26．C。定冠詞置于形容詞或分詞前表示“一類人”作主語時，謂語動詞用復數。

27．A。主語從句后動詞用單數。

28．D。means單復數同形，every means意為“每種方法”，故謂語動詞用單數形式。

29．C。“many a + 單數名詞”作主語，謂語用單數。

30．A。句中的主語是e-mail，不包括as well as telephones。

31．A。此句中的第二個as引導一個限制性定語從句，并在從句中作表語。先行詞creature被as修飾，所以定語從句要用as引導。因定語從句的主語是復數名詞all other animals，所以謂語用are。全句意思：盡管螞蟻很小，但它和地球所有其它動物一樣都是生物。as much ... as ... 意為“與……一樣多的……”、“與……同樣”。又如：He has as much interest in politics as in history.他對政治與歷史同樣感興趣。 She spent twice as much money on clothing as I do. 她花在衣服上的錢是我花的兩倍。

32．A。這里由引導的定語從句修飾復數名詞elements，所以定語從句中的that代替的復數意義的名詞，其謂語應該用復數形式；這里談到的是現實存在的事實，排除B項。

33．D。everybody是主語。

34．A。plenty of前不應有a，many a 接“單數名詞+單數動詞”，quite a little后不能修飾people。

35．A。句中主語是an iron and steel works“一家鋼鐵廠”，謂語應用單數。

36．D。如果and連接的兩個同是指同一個人、同一事物或同一概念，謂語一般用單數。

37．B。a large quantity of后面跟的是不可數名詞desert，而且謂語動詞是has。

38．B。the education system是主語，謂語動詞應用單數；the desired results意為“期望的結果”。

39．B。以s結尾的書刊名、國名、組織名作主語時，謂語仍用單數。

40．A。單個動名詞作主語，謂語動詞用單數形式。

41．A。each作主語，謂語動詞用單數，作同位語時，謂語動詞用復數。

42．D。主語部分含有including，with, together with, rather than, as well as, except等短語時，謂語都應與前邊的主語保持一致。

43．A。family，team，government等名詞側重表示整體概念時，謂語動詞常用單數；指成員時，謂語動詞常用復數。

44．B。“large quantities of +名詞”作主語，謂語動詞常用復數；a large quantities of + 名詞作主語，謂語動詞的數由所修飾的名詞來定。ship此處意為“用船或飛機運輸”。

45．C。each ... and each ...，every ... and every..., no ... no ...,等結構作主語，謂語動詞常用單數形式。