主 谓 一 致
定义:主谓一致是指主语和谓语的单复数形式要一致。
1) 语法一致原则,即主语语法形式上的单复数形式与谓语的单复数复数形式要
一致。The girl has found her mother.
2) 意义一致原则,即主语意义上的单复数要与谓语的单复数形式
一致。致。Three years in a strange land seems like a long
time.
3) 就(靠)近原则,即谓语动词的单复形式取决于最靠近它的词语,
一般一般来说,不可数名词用动词单数,可数名词复数用动词复数。
例如:There is one desk and two chairs in the room.
There are two chairs and one desk in the room.
There is much water in the thermos.
但当 但当不可数名词前有表示数量的复数名词时,谓语动词用复数。
例如:Ten thousand tons of coal were produced last year.
一 并列结构作主语时谓语用复数
Reading and writing are very important.
注意: 当主语由 and 连结时,如果它表示一个单一的概念,即指
同一人或同一物时,谓语动词用单数,and 此时连接的两个词前只
有一个冠词。
The iron and steel industry is very important to our life.
典型例题
The League secretary and monitor ___ asked to make a speech
at the meeting. A. is B. was C. are D. were
答案 B. 注: 先从时态上考虑。这是过去发生的事情应用过去时,
先排除 A.,C.。本题易误选 D,因为 The League secretary and
monitor 好象是两个人,但仔细辨别, monitor 前没有 the,在英语