主语和谓语一致语法专题讨论（2）
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十．More than one/One … more than结构
More than one
译为'不只一个',意义上是复数,但more
then 为定语，谓语动词由one来决定，故谓语动词用单数形式。如:
1.More
then one example ( is ) necessary to make the students
understand
the rule.
2.More
than one ( is ) going to take park in the o
lympics.
3. More than one person (is)
gong to lose the job.
但one
复数名词结构，谓语动词用复数形式。如:
More members than one (have)
protested against the proposal.
十一.名词 and
名词结构
名词 and
名词结构表示同一种人或同一种事物时，谓语动词用单数形式。如:
1.Fish and milk (is) getting
very expensive.
2.‘‘War and peace’’(is) the longest book I’ve ever
read.
3.The desk and chair (is) being
used by him.
4.A knife and fork (was) left
on the table.
5.The singer and dancer (is) to
attend our meeting.
6.Law and order (has)
established.
9.
The hammer and sickle (was) flying over the
roof.
10.
Bread and butter (is) what we have for
breakfast.
11.
The secretary and manager (was) present at the
meeting.
名词 and
名词结构表示非同一种人或非同一种事物时，谓语动词用复数形式。如:
1.The desk and the chair (are)
being used by him.
2.A knife and a fork (were)
left on the table.
3. The secretary and the
manager (were) present at the meeting.
注1：名词 and 名词结构表示非同一种人或非同一种事物, 名词有each,every,no,many a修饰时，谓语动词用单数形式。如:
1.Every hour and every minute
(is) important.(= Every hour and minute (is)
important.)
2.Many a boy and many a girl
(has) seen the film.(= Many a boy and girl
(has) seen the film.)
3.Each pen and each book (is)
found in its place.
4.During World War II , every
man , woman and every child in that town (was) killed.
5.No teacher and no student
(likes) this text.
注2：用both…and 连接两个名词作主语时, 谓语动词用复数形式。如:
Both the secretary and the
manager (have) agreed to be present.
十二.A /The number of,A/The
variety of,A/The group of结构
A number
of,A variety of,A group of结构,强调的重心是of后的复数名词,
谓语动词用复数形式。如:
1.A mumber of students (have
gone) to the countryside.
2.A great variety of goods
(are) on display.
但，The number of The
variety of,The group of结构,强调的重心是of前的mumber,
variety ,group 谓语动词用单数形式。如:
1.
The variety of goods on display (is) simply
surprising.
2.
The mumber of residents who have been questioned on this
matter (is) quite small.
十三.强调句结构
强调主语的强调句,who/that后的谓语动词形式随被强调的主语而定。如：
It is I who (am) that
driver.
十四.'one/a/an and a half
'结构
'one and a half
复数名词'或'A(An) 单数名词 and a half'作主
语时,谓语动词用单数形式。如:
1.One and a half hours (is)
enough to do the exercies.
2.An apple and a half ( is )
left on the table.
十五.One of 复数名词
定语从句结构
One of 复数名词
定语从句结构中，定语从句一般被看作是修饰复数名词，因此，定语从句中谓语动词用复数形式。如:
1.
This is one of the best books that (have ever been
published) in this book.
2.
Mr. Smith is one of those men who never (mean) what they
say.
3.
Tom is one of the boys who (are) always on
time.
但，如果one前有限定词或修饰词等修饰时，关系代词的先行词应视为是one而不是靠近它的复数名词，因此，定语从句中谓语动词用单数形式。如:
1.
He is the only one of these boys who (is) willing to do
another experiment.
2.
John is the one of members who (is) going to be
dismissed.
十六.单复数形式一样的名词
某些名词，如：means,fish,sheep,deer,
series,works,aircraft,species,crossroads,headquaters等，单复数形式一样，谓语动词的复数形式取决于主语表达的意思，试比较：
1.The best means of travel (is)
by plane.
2.All possible means (have)
been done.
3.One means (has) not been
tried.
4.Such means (are)
unpleasant.
5.An enormous steelworks (was)
built here in the thirties.
6.A number of steelworks (were)
built here in the thirties.
7.These new series (are)
beginning next month.
12.
This new series (are) beginning next month.
13.
The species of fish (are) numerous.
14.
This species of rose (is) very rare.
十七.All作主语
All作主语,指抽象的事物或概念时，谓语动词用单数形式；指人时，谓语动词用复数形式。如：
1.
All (goes) well.
2.
All (were/was) silent.
3.
All,but one (were) here just now.
十八.分数或百分数
of 名词结构
分数或百分数 of
名词结构作主语时,
谓语动词的单复数形式取决于of后的名词所表示的单复数概念,试比较：
1.
Two thirds of the area (is) under water.
2.
Two thirds of the students (have passed) the
exam.
3.
About 30 percent of the water (was) wasted.
4.
Only 30 percent of the workers (have) finished their
work.
5.
Three-fifths of the research work (has) been
finished
6.
Half of the dictionaries (are) Chinese-English
ones.
十九.主语从句,动词不定式或动名词
一个主语从句,动词不定式或动名词作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式;二个或二个以上的主语从句,动词不定式或动名词作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。如:
1.How
and why he had come to princeton, New Jersey (is) a story
of
struggle , success, and
sadness.
2.To read (Reading) books ( is
)agood habit.
3.What he says and what he does
(don’t) agree
二十. The
表示性别的复数名词
the和表示性别的复数名词连用作主语,表示一家人或全家人中的若干人时,谓语动词用复数形式。
如：The turners (were
having) supper when a policeman call.
二十一.一个单数名词,被and连接的两个或两个以上的不同形容词修饰,用以
表示不同的事物时,谓语动词用复数形式。如:
1．Anciient and modern histry (are) subjects we are
studying.
2.The
Chinese and the Japanese language (have) something in
common.
二十二.‘‘代词
定语从句’’的结构
‘‘代词
定语从句’’的结构，从句谓语的人称，性，数要与被修饰的代词保持一致。如：
1.
I, who (am) your friend, will try my best to help
you.
2.
Each one of us who (are) now living is destined to witness
remarkable scientific dicoveries.
