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英文写作要做到主谓一致

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英文写作有很多语法规范,而主谓统一就是其中最基本的一环,对于学术论文也非常重要。语法会影响读者对作者的评价,甚至可能会导致研究结论的表述偏差。下面我们来讲解几种主谓统一的例子。

第一种,主语由多个名词或代词,由and 连接时,谓语应该是复数。例如:

She and her friends are at the fair.

第二种,主语由多个单数名词或代词,由ornor连接时,谓语应该是单数。例如:

The book or the pen is in the drawer.

第三种,主语由单数和复数名词或代词,由ornor连接时,谓语应该是与最近的名词一致(就近原则)。例如:

The boy or his friends run every day.

His friends or the boy runs every day.

第四种,需要用到助动词的时候,一般情况下,单数主语与does一起用,复数主语与do一起用。特殊情况是,当主语是第一(I)或第二人称(You)代词时,都与do一起用。例如:

He doesn't like it.

They don't like it.

第五种,在主谓之间有短语的情况下,谓语要与主语一致,忽略中间的短语。例如:

One of the boxes is open.

The people who listen to that music are few.

The team captain, as well as his players, is anxious.

第六种,这些单词的谓语都应该是单数形式:eacheach oneeitherneithereveryoneeverybodyanybodyanyonenobodysomebodysomeoneno one。例如:

Each of these hot dogs is juicy.

Everybody knows Mr. Jones.

Either is correct.

第七种,这些名词的谓语也应该是单数形式:civicsmathematicsdollarsmeaslesnews。注意当dollars作为钱的单位的时候,谓语是单数形式;但当美元表示自身的时候,谓语可能是复数。例如:

Five dollars is a lot of money.

Dollars are often used instead of Rubles in Russia.

第八种,这些名词的谓语应该是复数:scissorstweezerstrousersshears,因为单个物品由两个部分组成。例如:

These scissors are dull.

Those trousers are made of wool.

第九种,以 there is there are 开头的句子,所跟的名词单复数跟谓语一致。例如:

There are many questions.

There is a question.

第十种,集合名词暗示了多个人物,但谓语仍然用单数,像groupteamcommitteeclassfamily等(people除外)。例如:

The team runs during practice.

The committee decides how to proceed.

第十一种,名词或代词之间,尽管含有联合意思的表达像withtogether withincludingaccompanied byin addition toas well,谓语仍然跟主语一致,忽略中间的短语。例如:

The President, accompanied by his wife, is traveling to China.

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