主謂一致的三個原則

主謂一致涉及三個基本原則，即語法一致原則（principle of grammatical concord）、意義一致原則（principle of notional concord）和就近原則（principle of proximity）。

A.語法一致

語法一致是指主語和謂語在單復數(shù)形式上的一致關系，主語為單數(shù)形式，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式；反之，謂語動詞用復數(shù)形式。My child has no intention of spending a vacation with me.我的孩子不想與我一起度假。My children have no intention of spending a vacation with me.我的孩子們不想與我一起度假。

B.意義一致

意義一致是說謂語動詞的單、復數(shù)要取決于主語所表達的概念，而不取決于表面上的語法標記。

1.主語形式雖為單數(shù)，但意義為復數(shù)，謂語動詞用復數(shù)。The only people who are interested in the book seem to be lawyers.唯一對這本書感興趣的人好像是律師。The majority of primary school teachers are women.大多數(shù)小學老師都是女的。

2.主語形式為復數(shù)，而意義上卻是單數(shù)，謂語動詞用單數(shù)。No news is good news.沒有消息就是好消息。Billiards is becoming more and more popular in some cities.桌球在一些城市里越來越受歡迎。

C.就近原則

就近原則是指當主語由兩個或兩個以上名詞或代詞組成時，謂語動詞的數(shù)要與它緊鄰的名詞或代詞的數(shù)一致。There is a square table and some chairs in the center of the dining-room.餐廳中央有一張方桌和幾把椅子。Either your students or William knows this.不是你的學生就是威廉知道這件事。注意：一般說來，究竟何時采用何種原則，應視英語習慣用法而定。但在實際使用中，如果對上述三種原則捉摸不定，遵循語法一致的原則是一種比較穩(wěn)妥的方法。

主謂一致真題練習

(1 )“All_____present and all_____going on well”, our monitor said.

A.is,is

B.are, are

C.are,is

D.is,are

(2 )Yesterday the League secretary and monitor_____asked to make a speech at the meeting.

A.is

B.was

C.are

D.were.

(3)Mary as well as her sisters Chinese_____in China.

A.are studying

B.have studied

C.studies

D.study

(4)The rich_____not always happy.

A.are

B.is

C.will

D.may

(5)_____can be done_____done.

A.All,have been

B.All that,have been

C.All,has

D.All that,has been

答案：CBCAD