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1 语法辨析
Incorrect: The stories in that book was written many yearsago
Correct: The stories in that book were writtenmany years ago
作主语的名词，代词或不定式及动名词往往带有许多修饰词。这些修饰词可能是形容词，可能是短语，也可能是从句，但谓语动词还是要取决于这个主语的数。要记住的是同一个名词在句中不可同时扮演二个语法作用，如book 作了 of 介词的宾语，则不再可能作句子的主语了。
Incorrect: Being with the friends are really a wonderful thing
Correct: Being with the friends is really a wonderful thing
动名词作主语其谓语动词应用单数形式。不定式也是同样，如： To see is to believe (眼见为实)
Incorrect: To get up early and to go to sleep early are good for your health
Correct: To get up early and to go to sleep early is good for your health
虽然有 and 连接两个不定式，但这两个不定式是指一件事时，仍要用单数形式的谓语动词。如： Whether to go on or return is not
known
Incorrect: The rich is not always happy
Correct: The rich are not always happy
形容词加定冠词表示一类人时要作复数看待，但指物时当作单数看待，如： The beautiful of the village is no longer here 同样的用法还有用 the 加过去分词，如 the wounded (受伤的人们)。
Incorrect: From eight to twelve are my study time
Correct: From eight to twelve is my study time
从8点到12点虽然是若干小时，但作为整体讲仍用单数谓语动词。
Incorrect: Whether he knew a lot of teachers were unknown
Correct: Whether he knew a lot of teachers was unknown
从句作主语时，其谓语动词要用单数形式。
Incorrect: Bread and butter are good for your body
Correct: Bread and butter is good for your body
一般讲用 and 连接两个名词其谓语动词应用复数形式，但如果是同一概念时则用单数形式，如例中 bread and butter 为奶油面包。而 Both bread and butterare good for you 这里是奶油和面包所以用复数谓语动词。
Incorrect: The writer and singer come into the hall
Correct: The writer and singer comes into the hall
Correct: The writer and the singer come into the hall
the writer and singer， 即歌唱家兼作曲家为一个人。而 the writer and the singer 为一个作曲家，一个歌唱家两个人。但两个概念无法并为一体时，则可讲 the boy and girl 为一个男孩一个女孩。 the husband and wife 夫妻二人。
Incorrect: Each minute and each second are very important for us
Correct: Each minute and each second is very important for us
由 and 连接的若干主语前有 every， each， many a 或 no 修饰时，谓语动词要用单数。如： every boy and girl， many a woman and man， no sound and no voice…
Incorrect: You or he go to the teacher's office
Correct: You or he goes to the teacher's office
这在英语语法中称作就近原则，由or， either…or， neither…nor， not only… but also 连接两个或多个主语时，谓语动词与其相邻近的主语保持一致。
Incorrect: Every one， besides his parents are satisfied with his success
Correct: Every one， besides his parents is satisfied with his success
由with， along with， together with， as well as， besides， plus， including 引起的插入语与主语的数无关。如： All the students along with the teacher go to the museum. 还有but， except 都有相同用法。
Incorrect: More than one are absent from school because ofillness
Correct: More than one is absent from school because of illness
more than 其后接单数名词，谓语动词用单数。接复数名词，其谓语动词用复数。
Incorrect: One of the girls are good at dancing
Correct: One of the girls is good at dancing
one of 与其后所接名词单复数无关。其谓语动词要用单数形式。
Incorrect: Each sides is full of trees
Correct: Each side is full of trees
当each， either， another, little， a little， much 作主语时，谓语动词全部用单数。
Incorrect: We each has a book
Correct: We each have a book
each跟在名词后作同位语，则不影响其名词的数。
Incorrect: Everyone of us is very glad to meet you
Correct: Every one of us is very glad to meet you
虽然像 everyone， someone， anything， nothing， nobody …不定代词作主语时，其谓语动词全用单数形式。但有一点要注意：它们都不与 of 结构并用。
Incorrect: Boys like playing football very much but few likes dancing
Correct: Boys like playing football very much but few like dancing
few， a few， both， several， many 及 others 作主语时，其谓语动词均用复数形式。
Incorrect: Such who has plenty of money does not have dear friends
Correct: Such who have plenty of money do not have dear friends
such作主语指人时为复数名词，意为一类人。而指物时则要视具体情况而定，如： Such is her fate. Such are the facts.
Incorrect: Many a man are good at football
Correct: Many a man is good at football
many a 虽然意义上是许多人。但其谓语动词要用单数形式。
Incorrect: The number of the students are five hundred
Correct: The number of the students is five hundred
the number of 为……的数量,所以用单数动词，而 a number of 是大量的，所以用复数谓语动词。
Incorrect: The rest of the work are not done
Correct: The rest of the work is not done
a lot of， lots of， quantities of, plenty of， 其后接可数名词复数，用复数谓语动词。接不可数名词，其谓语动词用单数形式。这样用法还有 two thirds of 以及百分数80% of 等。
Incorrect: The news are good in today's newspaper
Correct: The news is good in today's newspaper
news， physics， mathematics…这些学科名称或地区名称虽以s结尾，但都要用单数谓语动词。但makings， savings， belongings， takings， thanks， goods， winnings， riches 均要用复数谓语动词，它们没有单数形式。
Incorrect: The works here are a power station
Correct: The works here is a power station
works， means， crops 等词作主语时，其谓语动词可单可复，因为它们同sheep， deer 一样是单复数同形的名词。这里 works 是指工厂。
Incorrect: The Chinese is kind and friendly
Correct: The Chinese are kind and friendly
Chinese 作中文讲是单数名词，作中国人讲是单复数同形，如： a Chinese，twoChinese， 但 The Chinese ＝ the people of China 即中国人民，其后用复数谓语动词。
Incorrect: Ten thousand dollars are a big sum for this family
Correct: Ten thousand dollars is a big sum for this family
当表示一段时间，一笔钱，一段距离，一块面积时，其谓语动词用单数。若表示一个一个的量时用复数，如： Three days have passed since then
Incorrect: I， not you， are the boss here
Correct: I， not you， am the boss here
如果有两个主语，其中一个肯定另一个否定，那么谓语动词一般要跟肯定的主语一致。
Incorrect: Who are coming to the party tonight?
Correct: Who is coming to the party tonight?
当用 who 提问时，即使问及多数人习惯上也用单数谓语动词。而 which 作主语时，要视其所指的单复数而定。如： Which are better， these books or those books?
Incorrect: There was an accident in the highway but no people was hurt
Correct: There was an accident in the highway but no people were hurt
no加单数名词用单数谓语动词，no加复数名词用复数谓语动词。而 people 是复数名词，所以用 are。
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