主谓一致记忆口诀
单单复复最好常见， 集体名词谓用单。
如若强调其成员， 复数谓语记心间
有些名词谓常复， people, police即这般
主语单数后接介， 谓语单数介无关，
Many a作主也如此，谓语动词应用单。
or, nor, but also, there be, 近主原则挂嘴边
关系代词定主语， 谓语根据先行词判，
不定式短语， 动名词， 主语从句谓全单。
时间货币与距离， 谓语多单复少见，
none, all, half of等， of之后宾语定答案，
分数，百分数也如此， of之后宾语定单复，
and 连接两名词，身兼两职一定冠
no, each, many 加单名， 两件事物一概念。
代词 neither, each 等，用作主语谓全单
以上情况请牢记， 谓语动词全用单
形容词加 the一类人， 姓氏复数加定冠，
s结尾的海峡山脉和群岛， 谓语用复不用单。
Exercise
1. The number of people invited _________ fifty, but a number of
them _________ absent for different reasons. (NMET'96)
A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were
2. Between the two rows of trees _____ the teaching building.
A. stand B. stands C. standing D. are
3. All that can be done___
A .has been done B .has done
C. have done D. were done
4. As a result of destroying the forests, a large _________ of desert
_________ covered the land. (上海 2001)
A. number; has B. quantity; has
C. number; have D. quantity; have
5. E-mail, as well as telephone, _________ an important part in daily
communication. (上海'99)
A. is playing B. have played C. are playing D. play
6. She is one of the few girls who _________ in the kindergarten.
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(上海'94)
A. is well paid B. are well paid
C. is paying well D. are paying well
7. He is the only one of the students who _________ a winner of
scholarship for three years. (上海 2002春)
A. is B. are C. have been D. has been
8._________ of the land in that district _________ covered with trees
and grass. (上海 2000)
A. Two fifth; is B. Two fifth; are
C. Two fifths; is D. Two fifths; are
9. When and where to build the new factory _________ yet.(MET'91)
A. is not decided B. are not decided
C. has not decided D. have not decided
10.Each of the students, working hard at his or her
lessons，_________ to go to university.(上海'98)
A. hope B. hopes
C. hoping D. hoped
11. Every possible means _________ to prevent air pollution, but the
sky is still not clear. (上海 2000春)
A. is used B. are used
C. has been used D. have been used
12. They each _____ a new dictionary.
A. has B. have C. is D. are
13. The singer and the dancer ______ come to the meeting.
A. has B. have C .are D .is
14. I have finished a large part of the book; the rest _____more
difficult.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
15. The wounded _______ to the hospital.
A. have been taken B. has been taken
C. have taken D .has taken
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