主谓一致的规律
??(如果不维护法律和秩序,公民的人身和财产都不安全。)
??2)用and连接的单数名词,前面有each, every,many a,no修饰语时,谓语要用单数。
??Every man,woman,and child in this community is now aware of the terrible consequences of the habit of sm oking.
??Many a boy and many a girl has seenit.
??No teacher and no student is admitted.
??3)"名词+and+not+名词"或者"名词,+not+名词"组成的主语,其谓语动词的人称和数应与前面的名词一致。
??The farmer and not the city dweller is hurt when food prices fall.
I,not you,am to blame.(=I am to blame,not you.)
??4.不同人称同位,谓语动词与第一个人称一致。
??I,your teacher,have granted you a request.
??5.主语由连词:or,either...or,neither...nor,not only...but(also)等连接的两个名词或代词组成,其谓语动词应与毗邻的名词一致。
??Either John or his sisters are to blame.
??Not only the children,but also the mother is ill.
??6.集合名词people,police,cattle等作主语时,谓语动词用复数。有些集合名词如: army,? class,club,committee,crowd, crew ,family,gang,herd,jury,public, majority,minority,team,congress,assembly,band等作主语时,如强调整体,谓语动词用单数;如强调个体,谓语动词用复数。
??Extra police are needed here.
??The jury is going to give its(not their) verdict(做出裁决)in the murder case.The jury have different opinions about the verdict in the murder case.
??(陪审团成员对这起谋杀案的裁决有不同的意见。)
??The majority were(was)in favour of the proposal.
??注意:"the majority of"后只能跟复数,作主语时,谓语动词用复数。
??The majority of boys like playing football.
??7.有些名词总是以复数形式出现,使用复数形式的谓语动词。这类名词有clothes, goods,t rousers,pants,scissors,spectacles,remains,wages,thanks等。
??Her clothes are made by herself.
??8.有些名词形式为复数,意义为单数,作主语时,其谓语动词通常用单数形式。这类名词有以-s结尾的表示学科、专业、疾病等术语及其他名词。如:economics,linguistics, physics,measles(麻疹),mathematics,news,works,brains(智慧)etc.
??Politics is more difficult than physics.
??注意:有的以-ics结尾的名词表示具体意义时,谓语用复数。
??What are your politics?(你的政见如何?)