Unit 3 War and peace Using language Grammar课件 2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Unit 3 Period 2 Grammar 课 堂 学 习 Subject-verb agreement (1) 1 Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. a Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened... b The enemy were hiding, ready to attack the Allied soldiers... c ... people were coming together for memorial ceremonies. 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? In sentence (b), the word “enemy” refers to different members. It is followed by a plural verb. 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. The word “people” is usually followed by a plural verb. Other similar nouns are police, cattle, etc. Now look for more sentences following this rule in the reading passage, and summarise the use of subject-verb agreement in your own words. 1. But along the south coast of England, something unusual was happening; Allied troops made up mainly of British, Canadian and American soldiers were gathering in large numbers. 2. The Allied forces then prepared to enter Germany, where they would meet up with the Soviet military moving in from the east. 【语法讲解】 集体名词表示由个体组成的集体，指一群人或某一事物的总称。集体名词作主语时谓语的单复数问题，可以归纳为以下三类： 1）有的集体名词通常表示复数含义，作主语时谓语通常用复数形式，比如police，people，cattle等。 e.g. The police are searching for a tall dark man with a beard. 警察正在搜寻一个留着胡子、皮肤黝黑的高个子男人。 People are beginning to talk about her. 人们开始谈论她。 Cattle feed on grass. 牛以草为食。 2）有的集体名词通常只用作不可数名词，表示单数意义，用作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式，比如clothing，poetry，luggage， furniture，machinery，scenery，jewellery，equipment等。