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2 例题解析
［例1］At the bus stop a soldier and two young people on their way to the village
A were B was C is D sits
［答案］A． 谓语只跟主语的中心词取得一致，特别是倒装后要注意主语的中心词，不要误用。
［例2］If law and order ， neither the citizen nor his family is safe
A are not preserved B is not preserved
C were not preserved D have not been preseved
［答案］B． 因 law and order 应为法律与秩序，这时两个名词均无冠词，则应用单数谓语动词，如：
the needle and thread针线
salt and water盐和水
a cup and saucer茶杯与碟子
这些虽然是两个物体，但均指一个概念。
［例3］The speakers at the meeting agreed that the ways in which television can educate a person almost infinite
A be B are C is D was
［答案］B． 因从句的主语是ways。本句应译为与会者发言认为，通过电视教育人的方式是无穷无尽的。
［例4］There little change in that middle school.
A have B had C have been D has been
［答案］D． there be 句型 be 动词的单复数取决于其后的主语。如果其后是由 and 连接的两个主语，则应与靠近的那个主语取得一致。
［例5］Setting fires to public buildings very dangerous
A are B were C have D is
［答案］D． 因动名词作主语时，应用单数谓语动词。除非由and 连接二个不相关的动名词，如：Riding on the swings and playing with birds in the park were
our children's great pleasure.但由 and 连接的是同一概念的两个主语时，其谓语动词也要用单数形式。如：Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy
［例6］The teacher， as well as a lot of students， invited to the ball yesterday
A was B were C is D are
［答案］A． 因 as well as 的词组是插入语，不作主语。
［例7］The quality of the books poor
A is B are C being D have been
［答案］A． 因the quality 是不可数名词， books 不是句子的主语，而是of介词的宾语。
［例8］One of the doors open
A is B are C have D were
［答案］A． one of 结构中 of 后而应用复数名词，但one 是句子的主语，所以应用单数谓语动词。
［例9］ better wages and working conditions
A What interest the workers most are
B What interests the workers most are
C What's interesting the workers most is
D What interests the workers most is
［答案］D． 因单个动名词，不定式或主语从句作主语时，其谓语动词要用单数形式
［例10］DrSmith， together with his wife and two daughters， to arrive on the evening
flight
A are B are going C is D will be
［答案］C． 因主语是DrSmith而不是修饰词 along with 短语。而 be to 是表示将来时则不宜再用 will， flight 是航班。
［例11］This pair of glasses very good
A are B is C were D to be
［答案］B． 因量词加 of 加名词时，其谓语动词的单复数与量词的单复数相一致。但无量词时应与名词的数一致，如: The glasses are very good
［例12］Most of oil imported from the Middle East
A are B is C were D have
［答案］B． most of， some of， all of， none of…作主语时，其谓语动词可单可复要视具体情况而定，如： Most of the machines are imported from Germany.这样的词还有half of， rest of， plenty of， two thirds of。
［例13］ were closed down owing to the economic depression
A Both these factory B Both of these factories
C These both factory D These both factories
［答案］B． 因 both 用在所有修饰词之前，而both， many，few， several 作主语时，谓语动词要用复数。
［例14］Neither of us to take part in this game
A were wanting B wants C want D are wanting
［答案］B． neither， either 作主语时，要用单数谓语动词。这样的词还有each， each of， no one， the other， another。
［例15］The New York Times first published in the early 1860's
A was B were C are D had
［答案］A． 因固定专有名词、书刊名、时间、距离、度量衡、价值等词作主语时，要用单数谓语动词。
［例16］ neither he nor I right?
A are B is C am D does
［答案］B． 因作为陈述句时， Neither he nor I am right用am， 因am与I 接近。但作为疑问句，则与he接近应用is.
［例17］When and where this building built?
A are B is C was D have
［答案］C． 因when and where 乃作为一件事，所以谓语动词应用单数。
［例18］ of the time used up
A Twothirds， is B Two thirds， has been
C Twothird is D Two thirds， have been
［答案］B． 因time为不可数名词，应用单数谓语动词。
［例19］A number of people here to watch the football game
A is B are C haveD has
［答案］B． 因a number of 是大量的，人数量多的其后接可数名词复数并要接复数谓语动词。
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