1. 不定式、动名词以及从句作主语时应视为单数,谓语动词用单数形式;但如果主语为and连接的两个不定
式、动名词以及从句时,谓语用复数形式。
Reading often means learning.
Having enough sleep and doingexercises are beneficial to your health.
2. 当主语由and连接,表示同一人、同一物、同一事或者同一概念时,谓语动词用单数,此时and连接的两个
词前只有一个冠词。
The composer and singer well received by the audience. 那个作曲家兼歌手受到了 听众的认可。
3. 由and连接的两个或更多的主语之前有each,every, many a(n), no 时,谓语动词用单数。
No teacher and (no) student was here.
4. each, every, each and every, either,neither, one,another, little, a little 和 much 作主语或修饰主语时,谓语动词通常用单数。
Each of us has a tape-recorder.
5. everyone, everybody, everything, anyone, anybody, anything, someone, somebody, something no
one, nobody,nothing作主语时,用单数动词
Anyone but you is welcome.
6. none,some,any,more,most,all等代词作主语时,动词的单复数由其指代的词的单复数决定。
7. “all,none,most, majority,part,enough, some, one half, the rest, the remainder+of...."” 短语 ,或者more than… 作主语时,谓语动词的单复数形式通常由所修饰的名词、代词的数决定。
More than one person is going to lose his job.
A part of the apple is red./A part of the apples are bad.
8. 当中心词为度置、距离、时间、价格等复数名词的时候,谓语动词采用单数形式。
Two miles is a short distance.
9. 一般来说,不可数名词及可数名词单数的谓语用动词单数,可数名词复数的谓语用动词复数,但当不可数
名词前有表示数置的复数名词时,谓语动词用复数形式。
Ten thousand tons of coal were produced last year.
10. 当主语后面跑有 including, with, together with, along with, like, in addition to, as well as, rather than,as much more than, no less than, but, except, accompanied by 等连接的短语时,谓语动词
不受这些词组的影响,与前面的主语一致。
He as well as me wants to go boating.
11. 在定语从句中,若引导词在从句中充当主语,谓语的数要跟先行词一致。
There is somebody here who wants to talk to you.
12. 当 or,either... or, neither... nor, not only… but also连接两个以上主语时,谓语动词与最邻近的主语保持一致。如果句子是由here,there引导,而主语又不止一个时,谓语通常也和最邻近的主语一致。
Either you or she is to go.
13. . 当主语是一本书或一条格言时,谓语动词常用单数。
The Arbian Night is a book known to lovers of English.
14. “the+形容词”作主语,代表单数名词时用单数动词;如果意义指一类人,则应视为复数,谓语动词也应该用复数。
In many stories,the good are well rewarded and bad are doomed to unfortunate.
15. 疑问代词 which作主语时,其动词是单数还是复数根据which所指的单复数而定;但 who作主语时,即使被问者是复数,通常也用单数动词。
Which is more valuable, health or wealth?
16. A number of/ An average of/ A total of +复数名词,动词复数,强调数量;相反, the number/average/total of+复数名词,动词单数,强调整体
A total of ten thousand dollars were donated last month./The total of ten thousand dollars was donated last month.