英语笔试中,主谓一致的考查也是常有的,在此给大家再整理一下英语考试中的这个知识点,希望能够帮助到各位备考的考生。
主谓一致指"人称"和"数"方面的一致关系,即指"主语和谓语动词"之间的一致关系,要求谓语动词在人称和数上要和主语保持一致。主谓一致包括语法一致、意义一致和就近一致,语法一致即谓语动词在单复数形式上要和主语保持一致,意义一致就是谓语动词要和主语意义上的单复数保持一致,就近一致就是谓语动词要和靠近它的主语部分保持一致。主谓一致常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。
主谓一致中最基本的原则是:单数主语用单数动词,复数主语用复数动词。但在实际使用当中情况比较复杂,常考"表里不一"现象,现将主谓一致中常犯的错误归纳整理如下:
1.如果主语有more than one很多 非常…或many a许多……构成,one and a half与单数名词组成的短语。尽管从意义上看是复数内容,但它的谓语动词仍用单数形式。如:
More than one student has read the book.
Many a girl has been there.
Many a boy has seen it.许多孩子都看到了。
但是,"more +复数名词+than one"结构之后,谓语动词一般多用复数形式。如:
More members than one are against your plan.
A pair of shoes was on the desk.
Many a child was playing there.很多小孩在那儿玩。
More than one student has failed the exam.不止一个学生考试未及格。
1)单独用作主语(或修饰主语),谓语用单数:
Each student has his own desk.每个学生都有自己的课桌。
Two boys entered. Each was carrying a suitcase.两个男孩进来,每人提着一只箱子。
【注意】
(1)两个或多个"each+单数名词"结构并列作主语时,谓语用单数。
(2)"each of+复数名词或代词"用作主语,谓语一般要用单数
Each of them was deeply frightened.他们个个都惊恐万分。
但是在非正式文体中(尤其是当each of之后的名词较长时)偶尔也可用复数谓语,但很少见,学生宜慎用。
此时谓语动词用复数:
They each have an English-Chinese dictionary.他们每人都有一本英汉词典。
The young people each carry a big bag.这些年轻人个个背着一个大袋子。
3.主语后接in addition to, with, along with, together with, except, but等介词,其后的动词形式取决介词前主语:
Nothing but trees was to be seen.除了树木之外什么也看不见。
No one except my parents knows anything about this.除我父母外没人知道此事。
Jim, together with his classmates, has seen the film.吉姆和他的同学都看过这部电影。
4.有些名词的单数和复数形式一样,作主语的时候,其谓语动词单复数由上下文决定(尤其注意其前的修饰语),这一类名词有: means, works, deer, fish, sheep, Chinese,Japanese等。
Not every means is useful.不是每种方法都好使。
Not all means are useful.不是所有的方法都好使。
These means are very good.这些方法很好。
Such a means is really unpleasant.这样的方法确实是令人不愉快。
若没有特定的修饰语或语境,则用单数或复数谓语均可:
There is [are] no good means.没有好的方法。
Are [Is] there any other means of doing it?做这事还有其他的什么办法吗?
this kind of book = a book of this kind (这种书) ,其谓语用单数;短语this kind of men = men of this kind = these kind of men (口语) (这一类人),但this kind of men的谓语用单数, men of this kind和these kind of men的谓语用复数, all kinds of后跟复数名词,谓语用复数形式。例如:
This kind of men is dangerous.
Men of this kind are dangerous.
6.在主谓倒装的句子中,谓语动词的数应与其后的主语一致。例如:
Between the two windows hangs a picture.
7."分数或百分数+名词"构成的短语以及由"a lot of, lots of, plenty of, a large quantity of, a heap of, heaps of, half of +名词"构成的短语作主语时,其谓语动词要与短语中of后面的名词的数保持一致,这是因为短语中后面的名词是中心词,而短语中前面的量词是修饰语。例如:
Lots of damage was caused by fire.
about three-fourths of the earth’s surface is covered with water.
Three-fifths of the workers here are women.
和这种情况类似的还有"a number of +名词复数"。但是,"the number of +名词"的中心词却是number。试比较:
A number of students have gone to the countryside to help with the autumn harvest.
The number of pages in this book is two hundred.
【补充】
a (large) quantity of修饰可数或不可数名词,其短语作主语时,谓语动词用单数。
A large quantity of people is needed here.
quantities of修饰可数或不可数名词,其短语作主语时,谓语动词一般用复数。例如:
Quantities of food (nuts) were on the table.
短语in quantity, in large quantities意为 "大量"; in small quantities意为"少量"。
8.表时间长度、钱数、速度等的词组作主语,此时通常将其视为整体,谓语用单数。如:
Twenty years is a long time. 20年是很长的时间。
Ten dollars is all I have left.我只剩下10美元。
以上介绍了主谓一致易错点,希望对各位考生有所帮助。