专四考点：谓语动词单复数的使用规则

谓语动词单复数的使用规则

一般

every, each

后用单数

;all

后面的名词是复数

.

1)

【例如】

To finish the work in advance is what he wants.

Smoking cigarettes is dangerous to your health

What seems easy in theory is difficult in practice.

What caused the accident is a complete mystery.

但是，

what

引导名词从句作主语时，其 表语是复数形式时，系动词也可以是复

数形式。

【例如】

What we badly need here are qualified teachers.

2)

当主语是单数，后面跟着由

including, with, together with, along with,

like, in addition to, as well as, rather than, but, except, more than,

accompanied by

等连接的短语时，谓语动词用单数。

【例如】

Mary as well as her sister likes listening to music.

Doctor Richards, together with his wife and three children, is to arrive

on the afternoon flight.

My best friend rather than anyone else has got the first prize in the

speech contest.

3)

one,

one

of,

every,

everyone,

everybody,

each,

many

a,

either

,

neither

, no one, nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody

用作

主语或修饰主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。

【例如】

Each man, woman and child has the same right.

Many a student doesn’t like to

do their homework. (many a student

＝

many students)

Either

of

students

is

going

to

compete

for

the

president

of

the

students’ union.

More than one person was involved in the case.

Neither

of

the

young

men

who

had

applied

for

a

position

in

the

university ____.

A) has been accepted

B) have been accepted

C) was accepted

D) were accepted

neither

用作主语或修饰主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。此外，定语从句用过去

完成时，主句应用一般过去时，故答案为

C

。