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．谓语动词用单数的情况

1．动名词短语、不定式短语、名词性从句做主语，谓语用单数。如： Buying clothes

is often a time-consuming job because those clothes that a person likes are rarely

the cones that fit him or her. (1987年考研题) To understand the situation

completely requires more thought than has been given thus far.

2．表示时间、距离、金额、重量、面积、体积、容积等度量的名词短语做主语时，谓

语用单数。 Two weeks was too long Five times five makes twenty five

3．一般用and连接的两个单词或短语做主语时候，谓语用复数，但是下面用and连

接的主语表示一个概念，谓语用单数： law and order 法制 soap and water 肥皂水 a

cup and saucer 茶杯碟子 fork and knife 刀叉 the needle and thread 针线 trial and

error 反复尝试，不断摸索 horse and carriage 马车 time and tide 岁月 bread and

butter 奶油面包 the ebb and flow 盛衰，潮涨潮落 如： If law and order not

preserved, neither the citizen nor his property is safe. A. is B. are C. was d. were 答

案：A。

4．表示学科和某些疾病名称的名词是复数形式，作主语时候谓语动词用单数形式

Linguistics is a branch of study on human language.

5．有些名词形式上是复数，意义上是单数，根据意义一致原则动词用单数 The chaos

was stopped by the police The news is a great encouragement to us A series of

debates between the lectures was scheduled for the next weekend.

6．用and 连接的成份表示一个单一概念时候，动词谓语用单数形式 Bread and

butter is our daily food Time and tide waits for no man《和3同》

二． 谓语用复数情况

1． 由and, both …and, 连接的并列主语，和both ,a few, many ,several 等修饰

语后面谓语动词通常用复数形式。 Few people know he and I were classmates when

we were at college.

2．集体名词police, public, militia, cattle ,class ,youth后常用复数形式的动词 The

Chinese people are brave and hardworking The cattle are grazing in the sunshine

3．当表示民族的词与冠词合用当主语，谓语动词用复数形式 The Japanese were

once very aggressive

4．某些形容词前面加定冠词表示一类人，做主语时候，谓语动词用复数 The rich are

not always selfish

5．不可数名词作主语，其前有表示数量的复数名词修饰时，谓语动词用复数 Three

million tons of coal were exported that year

三．谓语动词可用单数，也可以用复数的情况

1． 就近一致原则 这种情况下，谓语动词使用单数还是复数取决于最靠近该动词的主

语的单复数，存在这种情况的主要由以下几种可能：

1） 由连词 either…or…; neither…nor…; whether… or…;not only…but (also) ;or 等

连接的并列主语 Neither money nor fame has influence on me Not only you


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