| 类型 | 例句 | 原理 |
|---|---|---|
| many a / more than one | Many a student has passed the exam. | "many a"强调"每一个",语义上仍是单数 |
| every / each + N | Every boy and every girl likes ice cream. | every/each 限定的是"每一个个体",不是整体 |
| 动名词 / 不定式 / 从句 | To find the answer is my hope. What he said is true. |
动词形式或整个句子做主语 → 视为一个整体概念,单数 |
| 时间 / 金钱 / 距离 | 500 dollars is enough. Ten years is a long time. |
整体数量概念 → 单数(虽然后面名词是复数形式) |
| 词 | 作为整体(单数) | 作为成员(复数) |
|---|---|---|
| family / team / class / audience | My family is big. (家庭这个整体很大) |
My family are all doctors. (家人每个都是医生) |
| 插入词 | 例句 |
|---|---|
| with | Tom with his three dogs is walking. (真主语 = Tom → 单数,with 后面的是陪衬) |
| as well as | Real Madrid players, as well as coach Mourinho, are at the airport. (真主语 = players → 复数,as well as 后面的不算) |
| except / but | No one except his parents knows the truth. (真主语 = No one → 单数,except 后面的排除掉) |
| besides | John, besides his sisters, plays the piano. (真主语 = John → 单数,besides = 除……之外还有) |
| 连接词 | 意思 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| either...or... | 要么A,要么B (二选一,不是"都是") |
Either my dogs or my cat eats fish. (猫是单数 → eats) Either my cat or my dogs eat fish. (狗是复数 → eat) |
| neither...nor... | A和B都不 | Neither those boys nor that girl is happy. Neither that girl nor those boys are happy. |
| not only...but also... | 不仅A,而且B | Not only the policemen but also his wife is looking for him. Not only his wife but also the policemen are looking for him. |
| 口诀 | 适用范围 |
|---|---|
| "一个the,两个人;两个the,两个人。" | the A and B = 单数(一人兼两职);the A and the B = 复数(两个人) |
| "谁离谓语近,谓语就听谁的。" | either...or / neither...nor / not only...but also |
| "插入词后的都是陪衬,谓语只看前面的。" | with / as well as / along with / besides / except / but |