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语法专题:主谓一致
三、就近一致
就近一致是指谓语动词的人称和数由最靠近它的主语决定的。其构成有以下3点。
1. 由“neither…nor…, either…or…, not only… but also…, not …but…, …or…”连接两个并列名词或代词作主语时,谓语动词要和离它最近的主语保持一致。
Neither he nor I am right. 他不对我也不对。
Either you or he is to blame. 要么你,要么他该受责备。
Not only the teacher but also the students are going there. 不仅老师而且学生们要去那儿。
2. There be结构中,使用就近原则。
There is a chair and two tables in the room. 房间里有一把椅子和两张桌子。
There are two tables and a chair in the room. 房间里有两张桌子和一把椅子。
3. 在主谓倒装的句子中,谓语动词的数应与它后面的主语一致。
On the wall hangs a picture. 墙上挂着一幅画。
On each side of the street stand a lot of stores. 大街两边有许多商店。
练习:
1. Not the teacher but the students ______________ excited about the news yesterday.
2. Either John or his friends _____________ to blame for the bad results.
3. On the wall ______________ two pictures, which attract many people.
4. Among the students ________________ their teacher, who is in her thirties.
5. There _____________ a lamp, two pens and three books on the desk.
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(答案:1.