问题
选择题
Mother said that Mike could eat two of ten oranges and that the rest _______ left for Tom and Betty.
A.were
B.was
C.be
D.being
答案
答案:A
题目分析:考查主谓一致:the rest作主语时,要看它所替代名词的数,当所替代的名词是单数或不可数名词时,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式;而此处指十个橘子中除两个以外所剩余的部分,为复数,于是选A
点评:主谓一致的考点较多,要在理解的基础上加以记忆,多练习加以巩固。这里的单复数同形的单词一定要看修饰词来判断。The rest,half,most等词修饰名词的谓语和名词一致。