3、主语为主。如:Several passengers,together with the driver,were hurt.No one exceptmy parents knows anything about it.Theteachertogetherwithsomestudentsisvisitingthefactory.HeaswellasIwantstogoboating.例题:(1)Noonebutherparents_______it.A.knowB.knowsC.isknowingD.arek
4、nowin(答案:B) (2)Alice,togetherwithtwoboys,_____forhavingbrokentherule.A.waspunishedB.punishedC.werepunishedD.beingpunished(答案:A) 2)表示时间、重量、长度、价格等的复数名词作主语,从整体来看时,谓语动词用单数。如: Fifty years is not a long time. Four thousand dollars is more than she can afford.3)
5、非谓语动词、从句或其它短语作主语,谓语动词用单数形式。如: Early to bed and early to rise is healthful. How the book will sell depends on the author.例题:(1)Whatweneed_______goodtextbooks.A.isB.areC.haveD.has(答案:B)注意:由what引导的主语从句,谓语动词通常用单数,所指的具体内容若是复数意义,谓语动词一般用复数形式。(2)“All____presentand
6、all______goingonwell.”Ourmonitorsaid.A.is,isB.are,areC.are,isD.is,are(答案:C)4)如果主语是由and连接的两个单数名词,但前面有each,every,no等词修饰时,谓语用单数。如:Every boy and girl in this region is taught to read and write.例题Everyboyandeverygirl_____toattendtheeveningparty.A.wishB.wishesC.
7、islikeD.like(答案:B)2.意义一致的原则意义一致的原则指谓语动词的单数或复数要取决于主语所表达的概念,而不取决于表面的语法标志。1)某些集合名词后可跟单数动词也可跟复数动词。如果这些集合名词指整体概念,谓语用单数;如果指具体成员,谓语用复数。如: The population of the earth is increasing very fast. One third of the population here are workers.类似这样的集合名词有:family,cla