Unit 3 Using language 主谓一致性课件-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

在英语中，谓语受主语支配，必须和主语在人称和数上保持一致，即主谓一致。 一般来说，主谓一致要遵循三个原则：语法一致原则、意义一致原则和就近一致原则。 Subject-Verb Agreement. Subjects and verbs must AGREE with one another in number (singular or plural). Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. 1 In which sentence does the word “enemy” refer to different members? Is it followed by a singular verb or plural verb? 2 In which sentence does the word “enemy ” refer to a single unit? Is it followed by a singular verb or plural verb? Do you know any other similar nouns? 3 Is the word “people” usually followed by a singular verb or plural verb? Do you know any other similar nouns? 1 In sentence (b), the word “enemy” refers to different members. It is followed by a plural verb. 2 In sentence (a), the word “enemy” refers to a single unit. It is followed by a singular verb. Other similar nouns are family, team, class, crowd, government, etc. 3 The word “people” is usually followed by a plural verb. Other similar nouns are police, cattle, etc. 一. 语法一致原则: 即在语法形式上取得一致，谓语动词的单复数形式由主语的单复数形式决定。 1. 单数名词、不可数名词、单个动词不定式短语、动名词短语以及句子作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式。 眼见为实。 To see is to believe. 他们何时能完成任务还未知。 When they could finish the task is not known yet. 2. 由连接词and或both … and连接 Both his father and his mother _____ advanced workers. 他的爸爸和妈妈都是先进工作者。 The secretary and manager _____ speaking at the meeting. 那位书记兼经理在会上讲话。 “each/every/no/ many a + 单数名词+ and + each/every/no/many a + 单数名词”作主语时 每一小时，每一分钟，都很宝贵。 Every hour and every minute is precious. are is Nobody but one teacher and three students ______ in the lab. 实验室只有一个老师和三个学生。 is 3. “名词+as well as, rather than, like, but, expect, besides, with, together with, along with, including, in addition to+ 名词”结构作主语时，谓语动词同第一个名词的数保持一致。 这本书缺了许多页。 Many a page in this book ____ missing. The majority of doctors believe smoking ____ harmful to health. The majority of the damage ____ easy to repair. He was one of the students who ____ given a prize.  I was the only one in my office who ____ invi