【提分秘籍】
1.people,cattle等集体名词作主语时,谓语动词必须用复数形式, 但family,class,team,group,public等集体名词作主语时,如果把它们作为一个整体看待,谓语动词应用单数形式;如果强调的是个体成员,谓语动词应用复数形式。
All my family enjoy skiing.
我们全家都喜欢滑雪。
2.如果主语由“more than one+n.”或“many a+n.”构成,谓语动词用单数形式;如果主语由“more+复数名词+than one”构成,谓语动词一般用复数形式。
More than one boy likes to play basketball while many a girl is good at playing baseball.
不止一个男孩喜欢打篮球然而不止一个女生擅长打棒球。
3.由or,either...or...,neither...nor...,not only...but also...等连接的并列主语,谓语动词常与最近的主语在单复数上保持一致。
Either you or your secretary has to check over the speech draft and correct the mistakes.要么是你要么是你的秘书必须检查一下演讲稿并把错误改过来。