主谓一致范文第1篇

一、语法一致原则

语法一致原则就是句子的谓语动词与句子的主语在语法形式上保持一致，即单数主语用单数动词，复数主语用复数动词。分为以下几种情况：

1. 单数可数名词、代词或没有计量单位名词修饰的不可数名词充当句子主语时，谓语动词用单数形式；复数名词、代词充当句子主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。例如：

①My sister often goes to work by bike.

我妹妹通常骑自行车去上班。

②Meat is delicious, but don’teat too much of it.

肉食美味，但不要吃太多。

③My parents are both teachers. 我的父母都是老师。

2. 有计量单位名词修饰的不可数名词充当句子主语时，谓语动词用单数还是用复数形式，由计量单位名词的单、复数形式决定。例如：

①There is a cup of tea on the table.桌子上有一杯茶。

②How many bottles of milk are there in the box?

箱子里有多少瓶牛奶？

3. 有些名词只有复数形式，谓语动词也只能用复数形式。常见的这些词有trousers, glasses, clothes, shoes, goods (商品)等。例如：

① Where are my shoes? 我的鞋子在哪里？

② Your trousers are very beautiful.你的裤子很漂亮。

二、意义一致原则

意义一致原则是指谓语动词形式的确定要取决于主语表达的意思，而不是主语的形式。常见的有以下几种情况：

1. news, physics, maths等词以“s”结尾，但“s”是这些单词所固有的，它们用作句子主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式。police, people, family, Class One等词充当主语，作为整体看时，谓语动词用单数形式；从各个成员的角度考虑时，谓语动词用复数形式。例如：

①Physics is a very important subject. 物理是一门很重要的学科。

②The police are running after a robber now.

警察们正在追一个抢劫犯。

③The family is a happy one. 这是一个幸福的家庭。

2.表示时间、距离、长度、金钱、重量等复数名词作主语，习惯上看作一个整体，谓语动词用单数形式。例如：

① Two days isn’t enough for me to finish the work.

让我用两天时间完成这项工作是不够的。

② Two weeks is quite a long time. 两个星期是一段很长的时间。

3.两个单数名词或代词用and, both…and…连接充当句子主语时，表示两人或两事、物，谓语动词用复数形式。例如：

① Mike and Ann are from the USA. 迈克和安来自美国。

② Both he and I are good friends. 他和我是好朋友。

4.复数名词前有表个体的each of, one of, every of，either of等词组修饰，或有表否定的neither of, none of 等词组修饰时，谓语动词要用单数形式。例如：

① Each of the students in this class is from England.

这个班上的每一个学生都来自英国。

② Neither of the cars is made in China.

这两部汽车都不是中国制造的。

5. a number of 之后接可数名词的复数形式，意为“大量的”，用作句子主语时，谓语动词用复数形式；the number of之后接可数名词的复数形式，意为“……的数量”，用作句子主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。例如：

① A number of my classmates are playing on the playground.

很多学生在操场上玩。

② The number of students in our grade is 1，200.

我们年级的学生大约有1200人。

6.主语是动词不定式、动名词或从句时，谓语动词用单数形式。例如：

① To finish the work on time is not easy.

按时完成这项工作是不容易的。

② Swimming is good for your health.

游泳有益于健康。

7.主语是名词化的形容词用来指一类人时，谓语动词通常用复数形式。例如：

The poor don’t have enough money to buy cars. 穷人没钱买汽车。

8.名词性物主代词作主语，应根据其意义的单复数，判定谓语动词用单数还是复数形式。例如：

① This is my bike. Yours is over there.

这是我的自行车，你的在那里。

② These are your books. Mine are at home.

这些是你的书，我的书在家里。

9. 如果两个名词共用一个冠词，指的是同一人或物，表示单一概念，谓语动词用单数形式。例如：

The teacher and writer is my uncle. 这位老师兼作家是我的叔叔。

10.用英语表示加、减、乘、除四则运算时，谓语动词用单数形式。例如：

One plus two is three. 一加二等于三。

三、就近原则

连词或短语连接两个或两个以上的词作主语，谓语动词往往与最靠近的那个主语的人称和数保持一致。常见的有以下两种情况：

1. Either… or…，neither…nor …，not only … but also…等词组连接两个名词或代词作句子的主语时，谓语动词与后一个词保持一致。

① Either he or I am going there.或者他去，或者我去。

② Neither he nor you are good at learning English.

他和你都不擅长学英语。

2. 在以here开头的句子和there be句型中，如有两个以上的主语时，谓语动词与第一个主语保持一致。例如：

① Here is a book and two pens for you. 给你一本书和两支钢笔。

主谓一致范文第2篇

主谓一致是中学英语的重要语法，也是高考的重要考点。现将近年来，全国各高考试题中有关主谓一致的考查点归纳总结如下：

热点一：考查整体中的部分作主语

【高考真题】

例1 （2011年湖南卷）One-third of the country___covered with trees and the majority of the citizens black people.

A. is; are

B. is; is

C. are; are

D. are; is

解析 A。One third of the country是单数，the majority of the citizens是复数。

The course of true love never did run smooth.(Shakespeare)

例2 （2011年安徽卷）The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which___saved for other purposes.

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

解析 D。the rest of which中的which指代上文的raw materials，是复数。且用过去时。

例3 （2010年江苏卷）―Is everyone here?

―Not yet…Look, there___the rest of our guests!

A. come

B. comes

C. is coming

D. are coming

解析 A。句子的主语是the rest of our guests,所以用复数。

【考点透视】

分数和百分数, most of, the rest of 短语等作主语时，谓语动词要跟中心名词一致。中心名词是可数名词时，谓语用复数；中心名词是不可数名词时，谓语用单数。如：

Two thirds of the workers are from the countryside. 三分之二的工人来自农村。

Two thirds of the work has been finished so far. 到目前为止，三分之二的工作已经被完成。

热点二：考查就近一致原则

【高考真题】

例4 (2009年湖南卷)Either you or one of your students___to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.

A. are

B. is

C. have

D. be

解析 B。Either…or…. 连接两个主语，按就近原则来确定谓语的单复数。One of your students 谓语应用单数形式。

【考点透视】

在there be, neither…nor…, either…or…, not only…but also…句型中，谓语动词的形式往往与最靠近它的那个名词或代词保持一致。如：

Not only he but also I am good at English． 我们俩英语都不错。

Either they or he is to come． 不是他们就是他会来的。

热点三：考查并列结构作主语

【高考真题】

例5 (2009年四川卷)The teacher together with the students___discussing Reading Skills that___newly published in America.

A. are; were

B. is; were

C. are; was

D. is; was

解析 D。A together with B作主语时谓语动词与A的单复数保持一致;第二空为定语从句that指代Reading Skills，由于Reading Skills是书名所以谓语动词用单数。

例6 （2009年陕西卷）Dr．Smith, together with his wife and daughters,___visit Beijing this summer.

A. is going to

B. are going to

C. was going to

D. were going to

解析 A。together with 连接并列主语，谓语依前一个主语确定。时间状语是this summer, 所以用一般将来时。

【考点透视】

主语是单数，后面跟together with, with, as well as, but, except 等连接的名词或代词，谓语仍旧用单数。如：

The teacher as well as the students was excited at the news. 老师和学生们听到这个消息时都很兴奋。

The room with its furniture was rented. 房间和家具是租来的。

and 连接的并列主语，指同一个人或同一个事物（即第二个名词前面无冠词）或主语分别被each, every或no 修饰，谓语用单数。

The headmaster and secretary is coming to our class this afternoon. 校长兼书记下午要来我们班。

Each boy and each girl has the right to receive education. 每个男孩和女孩都有权接受教育。

热点四：考查非谓语动词以及名词从句等作主语

【高考真题】

例7 （2010年湖南卷）Listening to loud music at rock concerts caused hearing loss in some teenagers.

A. is

B. are

C. has

D. have

解析 C。本题中，句子的主语是listening to loud music，所以用单数。

【考点透视】

非谓语动词以及名词从句等作主语时，谓语用单数。如：

Swimming in summer is my great pleasure. 夏天游泳是我的乐趣。

What the boy wants is a toy plane. 男孩想要的是玩具飞机。

热点五：考查形式和意义不一致的情况

【高考真题】

例8 (2010年陕西卷)It is reported that many a new house at present in the disater area.

A. are being built

B. were being built

C. was being built

D. is being built

解析 D。句子的主语是many a new house，谓语要用单数。且由时间状语at present确定用现在进行时的被动语态。

例9 （2009年山东卷）The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities___rising steadily since 1990.

A. is

B. are

C. has been

D. have been

解析 C。考查主谓一致和时态。主语是the number 故谓语动词用单数。时间状语是since 1990，所以用现在完成时。

【考点透视】

英语中，有些结构如more than one, many a 等形式单数，表示的意义是复数，句子的谓语通常也用单数。如：

More than one student is fond of pop music. 不止一个学生喜爱流行音乐。

“the number of+复数名词” 作主语时，谓语用单数形式；“a number of+复数名词” 作主语时，谓语用复数形式。如：

The number of the students in our school is 3，000. 我们学校的学生人数是3 000。

A number of students are league members. 许多学生是团员。

热点六：定语从句中的主谓一致

【高考真题】

例10 （2010年全国Ⅱ）Barbara is easy to recognize as she’s the only one of the women who___evening dress.

A. wear

B. wears

C. has worn

D. have worn

解析 B。句中关系代词指代的是先行词the only one of the women，是单数。

【考点透视】

关系代词who, that, which等在定语从句中作主语时，其谓语动词的数应该与句子当中的先行词的数一致。如：

Those who want to go to the concert please sign your names here. 那些想要去音乐会的请在这儿签名。

Some of the energy that is used by man comes from the sun. 有些人类使用的能量来自太阳。

Love is stronger than death.

巩固练习

1. Either you or the headmaster___the prize to these gifted students at the meeting.

A. is handing out

B. are to hand out

C. are handing out

D. is to hand out

2. The number of people invited___fifty, but a number of them___absent for different reasons.

A. were; was

B. was; was

C. was; were

D. were; were

3. ―Each of the students, working hard at his or her lessons,___to go to university.

―So do I.

A. hope

B. hopes

C. hoping

D. hoped

4. A large number of students in our school___boys.

A. are

B. is

C. has

D. have

5. This is one of the most interesting questions that___asked.

A. have

B. has

C. have been

D. has been

6. He is the only one of the students who___elected.

A. are

B. have

C. has

D. is

7. This whole class___the teacher attentively.

A. are listening to

B. is listening to

C. are listening

D. is listening

8. Ten minutes___an hour when one is waiting for a phone call.

A. seems

B. seem

C. seemed

D. seeming

9. Whenever we are in trouble, many a man come to help us.

A. have

B. has

C. is

D. are

10. The United States of America___one of the most developed countries in the world.

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

11. This pair of shoes___too big for him, so you should bring another pair for him.

A. is

B. are

C. were

D. be

12.___either of your parents come to see you recently?

A. Have

B. Had

C. Has

D. Is

13. As is known to all, both rice and wheat___grown in that country.

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. has

14. Between the two rows of trees___the teaching building, which is newly-built.

A. stand

B. stands

C. standing

D. are

15. One and a half bananas___left on the table. You can eat them.

A. is

B. are

C. has

D. have

16. There___a pen, two pencils and three books on the desk.

A. are

B. is

C. has

D. have

17. The population of China___larger than that of any other country in the world.

A. is

B. are

C. has

D. have

18. Every boy and every girl in our class___to attend the evening party.

A. wish

B. wishes

C. is like

D. like

19. Every possible means___to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.

A. is used

B. are used

C. has been used

D. have been used

20. E-mail, as well as telephones,___an important part in daily communication.

A. is playing

B. have played

C. are playing

D. play

21. Traditional folk arts of Tianjin like paper cutting at the culture show of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.

A. are exhibiting

B. is exhibiting

C. are being exhibited

D. is being exhibited

爱的力量大于死亡。（《圣经》）

22. Such poets as Shakespeare___widely read， of whose works， however， some difficult to understand．

A. are； are

B. is； is

C. are； is

D. is； are

23. The father as well as his three children___skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter.

A. is going

B. go

C. goes

D. are going

24. Professor Smith, along with his assistants, on the project day and night to meet the deadline.

A. work

B. working

C. is working

D. are working

25. The company had about 20 notebook computers but only one-third___used regularly. Now we have 60 working all day long.

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

26. Most of what has been said about the Smiths___also true of the Johnsons.

A. are

B. is

C. being

D. to be

27. A poet and artist___coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting afternoon.

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

28. As you can see, the number of cars on our roads___rising these days.

A. was keeping

B. keep

C. keeps

D. were keeping

29. Either you or your elder brother___meet the professor from Nanjing University tomorrow afternoon.

A. are to

B. am to

C. is to

D. were to

30. Every boy and every girl as well as some teachers who___to visit the museum___asked to be at the school gate before 6:30 in the morning.

A. are; are

B. are; is

C. is; is

D. is; are

【答案与分析】

1. D either…or; neither…nor; not only…but also…等连接并列主语时，谓语形式根据就近一致原则来确定。

2. C 此题考查the number of 和a number of 的区别。前者用单数，后者用复数。

3. B 此题考查主谓一致和动词时态。从前者考虑，排除A, 从后者考虑，排除D。

4. A a number of 意思是“许多”，用复数谓语。

5. C questions 为先行词，从句谓语用复数。

6. D only one 为先行词，谓语用单数。

7. A class 为全班学生。

8. A ten minutes 当作一个整体。英语中，一定的距离，一定的重量，一段距离，一段时间等作主语，谓语用单数。

9. B many a 表示许多，谓语用单数，意义为复数。

10. A the United States是国名，用单数。

11. A pair为中心词。

12. C 指父母中的任何一个，用单数。

13. B both…and… 连接并列主语，谓语动词用复数。

14. B the teaching building是句子的主语，此句为倒装结构。

15. A one and a half谓语用单数。

16. B 就近一致原则。

17. A population指“人口”，用单数。

18. B every+ n .+and+every+ n .作主语，谓语用单数。

19. C every possible means是单数形式，指“每一种可能的方式”。根据下文，此处还要用完成时态，说明已经运用了方式。

20. A 本句中，E-mail是主语，是单数形式，因此谓语动词要用单数。

21. C 本题考查主谓一致以及被动语态。此处句子的主语是traditional folk arts是复数，且正在被展览。

22. A 此题的题干中的两空都表示复数。

23. C 本题考查主谓一致和时态。as well as 连接并列主语时，谓语动词的单复数由第一个主语决定；结合句子意思可知道该句使用一般现在时态。

24. C 本题考查主谓一致和语态。两个作主语的名词由with等连接时，谓语动词要和with前的主语保持一致。

25. D 英语中，分数或百分数作主语时，谓语动词的形式取决于它们的意义。代表可数名词用复数；代表不可数名词用单数。

26. B 本题是对主谓一致的考查。主语是most of +what has been said about the Smiths, 所以用单数。

27. A 当and连接的两个名词表示同一概念，且and后的名词前没有冠词时，谓语要用单数。再如：The bread and butter is served for breakfast. 早饭供应黄油面包。

28. C the number of是指……的数目，数字，它作主语时，谓语用单数，而a number of 是许多的意思，修饰可数名词的复数，谓语要用复数形式。

The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.(A. M. Lindbergh)

29. C 考查主谓一致。此处根据就近原则，可以知道谓语动词的形式与your elder brother保持一致，所以选C。

主谓一致范文第3篇

一、语法一致原则

主要表现在“数”的形式上，即用作主语的名词（或名词词组的中心词）与谓语动词在单、复数形式上一致。如果主语为复数名词，谓语动词也要用复数形式；如果主语为单数名词或不可数名词，谓语动词使用单数形式。例如：Many people want to go.Every girl comes on time.Either answer is correct.

二、意义一致原则

有时，主谓一致不取决于语法上的单、复数形式，而是取决于主语的单、复数意义。如有时主语在语法形式上并非复数，但却有复数意义，这时动词就要用复数；反之，有时主语在语法形式上是复数，而在意义上为单数，那么动词也要用单数。这就是所谓的“意义一致原则”。例如：

The government have asked the country to decide by a vote. （“government”形式上并非复数，但有复数意义）Fifteen miles seems like a long walk to me. （“miles”形式上为复数，但意义为单数）就近原则。有时，谓语动词的单、复数取决于靠它最近的词的单、复数形式。这就是所谓的“就近原则”。例如：Only one out of five were present. （“were”最靠近的是“five”，故用复数形式）Neither Julia nor I am going. （“am”最靠近的是“I”，故用第一人称单数形式）

下面就主谓一致问题作初步探讨。

以-s结尾的名词作主语。按一般规则，英语可数名词的复数形式是在词尾加-s或-es，但有一些以-s结尾的名词并非可数名词。其中，有作单数用的，也有作复数用的，更有既可作单数又可作复数用的。

以-s结尾的疾病名称和游戏名称，通常作单数用。例如：

Generally measles occurs in children.

Darts is essentially a free and easy game.

但也有个别游戏名称作复数用。例如：

Cards are not allowed here.

以-ics结尾的学科名称，通常作单数用。例如：

Physics is an important subject in middle schools.

但当这些名称表示“学科”以外的意义时，便可作复数用。例如：

Athletics（体育运动）have been greatly promoted at this college.

以-s结尾的地理名称，如为国名，作单数用。例如：

The United States is a country of people with varied origins.

但表示山脉、群岛等地理名称时，常作复数用。例如：

The Himalayas have a magnificent variety of plant and animal life.

其他还有一些以-s结尾的名词，如一些由两部分组成的名词，当其单独使用（即不带“一条”“一把”等单位词）时，通常作复数。例如：

Joe’s new trousers are black and white.

如带有单位词，则取决于单位词的单、复数。例如：

One pair of scissors isn’t enough.

英语中还有一些通常作复数的以-s结尾的名词，如arms，clothes，stairs等，其中少数作单、复数均可，如dramatics。

以-ings结尾的名词，通常作复数，如earnings，surroundings等，但也有例外，既可作复数，也可作单数，如tidings。

还有一些以-s结尾的名词单、复数同形，如means，series等。其中少数单、复数意义不同，如odds。

以集体名词（collective noun）作主语时，主谓一致问题在于对“语法一致”和“意义一致”两者的选择。有些集体名词通常作复数，如police，people等；有些通常作不可数名词，如equipment，furniture等；有些既可作单数也可作复数，如class，family等。如主语由“a committee of/a panel of/a（the）board of+ 复数名词”构成，动词常用复数。

以并列结构作主语时，其本身意义的单、复数决定动词形式的单复数。由or/nor/either...or等连接的主语，动词按“就近原则”选用。

以wh-引导的名词性分句作主语时，动词常用单数，例如：

What caused the accident is a complete mystery.

以非限定分句作主语时，动词常用单数，例如：

Increasing their wages has raised the crew’s morale.

在关系分句中，谓语动词的单、复数形式取决于关系代词先行项（antecedent）。在“one of+复数名词+关系分句”结构中，动词用复数形式。如结构前有“the one”或“the only one”等时，动词用单数。

总之，在协调句子中主谓一致时，必须遵循上述三种原则，但同时也要关注那些例外的情况，这样便能做到处理得当。

主谓一致范文第4篇

关键词：英语语法；主谓一致；语法一致原则；意义一致原则；就近原则

所谓主谓一致（subject verb concord）是指句子的主语和谓语之间在人称和数方面的一致或统一关系[1]；支配主谓一致的原则有三：“语法一致原则（grammatical concord）、意义一致原则 （notional concord）和就近原则（principle of proximity）”[2]；以下运用三条基本原则具体分析英语语法中几类不易掌握的主谓一致问题：

一、 以-s结尾的名词作主语的主谓一致问题

1. 一些以-s结尾的疾病名词、游戏名词、学科名词、国家机构名词等作主语时，其谓语动词通常用单数形式；例如：

Diabetes is a kind of chronic disease.

Acoustics is the study of sound.

2. 一些以-s结尾的由不可分割的两部分组成的事物名词作主语时，谓语动词一般采用复数形式，但如果用a / one pair of 之类表示单数概念的数量词来修饰时，则谓语动词要用单数：例如：

Jeans are still fashionable nowadays.

One pair of scissors is not enough to fix it.

3. 一些以-s结尾的单复数同形的名词作主语时，如果该词用作单数，则其后的谓语用单数，若用作复数，谓语相应用复数；例如：

A series of children’s books has been published.

There are two series of readers：beginners and advanced learners.

二、 集合名词作主语时的主谓一致问题

1. 表示人或有生命物的集合名词作主语时，其谓语动词常用复数形式，例如：

The police are going to question him.

2. 表示无生命的集合名词作主语，谓语通常用单数形式，例如：

The fruit looks ripe in the orchard.

All the merchandise is imported from abroad.

三、 并列结构作主语时的主谓一致问题

1. 由and，both…and… 连接的并列结构作主语时，根据语法一致原则，应使用复数谓语，但如果并列结构表示一个整体概念或意义时，则用单数谓语， 例如：

The stars and stripes is their national emblem.

Knife and fork is placed on the dinner table.

2. 由or， nor，either…or…等连接的并列结构作主语时， 根据“就近原则”决定谓语动词，例如：

Not only chairs but also bed has been moved.

Here is a stamp and several envelopes.

四、分句作主语的主谓一致问题

1. 在名词性分句中，当一个限定性分句作主语时，谓语用单数，两或两个以上的名词性分句作主语时，谓语用复数，例如：

What I said is true.

What I say and what I think are my own affairs.

2. 在关系分句（定语从句）中，如果先行词由one of 修饰，则从句中谓语动词用复数形式，若由the one of 修饰，则谓语动词用单数形式，例如：

He is one of the boys who are going abroad.

He is the only one of the boys who is going abroad.

3. 在分裂句（强调句）[3]中，从句的谓语动词由被强调的句子的实际主语决定，并与其保持主谓一致关系，例如：

It is I who am to blame.

It is my sister who is to blame.

4. 在存在句中，谓语动词由实际主语来决定，当实际主语由并列短语来充当时， 谓语动词应根据“就近原则”来决定，例如：

There is a rainbow in the sky.

There are a number of swans and a goose on the lake. （作者单位：沈阳大学外国语学院）

参考文献：

[1] Alexander， L.G.，Longman English Grammar[M] . Longman，1997

主谓一致范文第5篇

在初中英语学习中，同学们常常会遇到很多主谓一致这一语言运用现象，然而，大多数同学对此用法感到非常困惑，不知从何处着手快速掌握这一考点。笔者在多年的教学实践中探索了一些有效途径，概括起来，主谓语一致应遵循以下三个原则：

一、“一步曲”语法一致原则

1.主语为单三形式，谓语动词和主语在人称和数上保持一致。

eg.Every girl has bought a pretty souvenir.每个姑娘都买了一个漂亮的纪念品。

A large number of boys in our class come from the countryside.

我们班大部分男生来自于乡下。

2.either，neither，each，one，the other，another，no

one，sb，nobody，sth，anything，nothing，everything等不定代词作主语时，谓语动词通常用单数。

eg.Each of them has got the the famous engineer’s autograph.

他们每个人都得到那位著名工程师的亲笔签名。

3．当主语是单数名词，后面跟 with……，along with……，together

with……，but……，besides……，like……， rather than……，except等词语加其他名词时，谓语动词与单数名词的主语相一致。

eg.The teacher，together with his students is going sightseeing in the rural area next weekend.

老师和他的学生下周末去边远山区旅游。

二、“二步曲”概念一致原则

1.有些名词形看似复数，意为单数，如：news，maths，physics，politics，means，the United States，The Arabian Nights等作主语时，谓语动词用单数。

eg.No news is good news.没有好消息就是好消息。

2.表示抽象概念的动词不定式（短语）、动名词（短语）或名词性从句作主语时，谓语动词用单数。

eg.It is better to see once than to hear one hundred times.百闻不如一见。

Eating junk food often is bad for our health.常吃垃圾食品对健康有害。

3.people，family，class，police rest，army，team，group，crowd，government等集体名词作主语时，若作整体看，谓语动词用单数，若作成员而言，谓语动词用复数。

eg.Our class is more active than Class Two.我们班比二班要活跃得多。

Her family are pretty interested in listening to popular songs.他家里的人都对流行歌曲很感兴趣。

4.分数或百分数＋of＋名词构成的短语作主语时，其谓语动词则以名词的数而定，因为此名词为中心词。

eg.Three quarters of books are written published in English in the modern world.

当今世界四分之三的书是用英语写（出版）的。

5.在名词前，有a (pair，piece，basket，box，bowl…)of短语来修饰时，谓语动词的单复数可根据括号里的名词单复数来确定。

eg.This pair of jeans is too expensive for her to buy.

这条牛仔裤对她来说太贵买不起。

6.在表示整体概念的时间、距离、价格、度量衡的复数名词或短语作主语时，谓语动词用单数。

Four hundred years is four centuries.四百年就是四个世纪。

The prices of the digital computers costs too much.

那些数码电脑的价格太贵。

三、“三步曲”就近一致原则

1.当两个主语用 or，either…or，neither…nor…，not only…but also…，not…but…，whether…or…等连词和名词作主语时，谓语动词与它最靠近的主语一致。

eg.Neither she nor I have been to another country before.我和她以前曾未出过国。

2.倒装句的谓语动词应与其后面的主语保持一致。

Here is an e-mail message for you.这里有你一封e-mail 短信。

3.在there be＋名词的结构中，谓语动词与它最靠近的主语一致。