11.Every boy and every girl ___ a new book.
A. are given B. is given C. has given D. have given
12.Each of us ___ a dictionary of this kind.
We each ___ a dictionary of this kind.
A. has; have B. have ; have C. has; has D. have ; has
13. “All ___ present and all ___ going on well,” our monitor said.
A. is; are B. are ; are C. are; is D. is; is
14. The young ___ happy to give their seats to the old.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
15. Over sixty percent of the city ____ destroyed in the war.
Thirty-five percent of the doctors ____ women.
A. was; was B. was; were C. were; were D. were; was
16.The shoes ___ mine. This pair of shoes ___ my brother’s.
A. are; is B. is; is C. are; are D. is; are
17.Large quantities of cotton ___ shipped all over the world already.
A large quantity of bamboo ___ used for pipes to carry water.
A. has been; are B. has been; is C. have been; is D. have been; are
18.Setting fire to the public buildings ___ highly dangerous and forbidden by law.
A. are B. is C. has D. were
19. The only means to achieve success ___ to appeal to arms.
A. is B. are C. were D. have
20. Whisky and soda ___ always his favourite drink.
A. are B. is C. be D. were
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11. Every + n and every +n ; Each + n and each +n ; No + n and no +n 作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。
12. each of + 复数代词作主语,谓语动用单数。复数代词+each作主语,谓语动词用复数。
13. all 作为主语,代表人物时,一般用作复数;代表整个事件或情况时,一般看作单数。
14. “the+ 形容词/-ed分词”,表示一类人时,谓语动词用复数形式;表示一类事物时,谓语动词用单数形式。如:The good in him outweighs the bad.
15.分数(百分数)/ all / some / none / half / most+ of + n 做主语,谓语动词根据of后的名词来确定。
16. 英语中有一些由两个部分组成的物体名称通常是以-s结尾,如shoes, scissors(剪子),pincers(钳子),glasses(眼镜),shorts(短裤),trousers(裤子),suspenders(吊裤带)等。这一类名词,如果不带"一把"、"一副"、"一条"等单位词而单独使用,通常作复数。例如:
如果带有单位词,则由单位词的单、复数形式决定动词的单、复数形式。例如:One pair of scissors isn't enough.
17. A large quantity of + 可数名词复数形式/ 不可数名词,作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式;Large quantities of +可数名词复数形式/ 不可数名词,作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。
18. 不定式、-ing形式短语或名词性从句作主语时,谓语动词常用单数。注意:当what引导的从句作主语,且表语为名词时,谓语动词的数常由表语的数来决定。
19. 英语中一些形复意单的名词,如:news, means, politics, physics, maths, the United States等作主语时,谓语动词用单数。但若不是国名,而是群岛、山脉、海峡、瀑布等地理名称、通常作复数用。
20. 用and 连接的成对名词习惯上被看成是一个整体,如:bread and butter(抹黄油的面包),knife and fork(刀叉),等作主语时,谓语动词常用单数。