Subjectverb Agreement主主 谓谓 一一 致致Unit 1 GrammarTeacher: Liu XinDate: May 10, 2012Lets have a quiz I _(be) seventeen. She _(be) an artist. There _(be) an apple tree in the yard. There _(be) no chairs in the room. John _(get) up at six every morning. They _(have) not come yet for a year. Nobody _(know) the right answer.amisisaregetshaveknows Here _ (be) some books for you. areWhat is Subject-verb Agreement?主谓一致是指主谓一致是指谓语在人称和数上必谓语在人称和数上必须和主语的人称和数保持一致须和主语的人称和数保持一致。这。这是英语语法中必须遵循的基本规则，是英语语法中必须遵循的基本规则，也是英语和汉语区别很大的地方。也是英语和汉语区别很大的地方。Can you describe your family?My family is large andare happy. The group _ made up of ten students. (be)The group _ dancing happily. (be)isareThe team _ some good players. (have)The team _ handsome. (be)hasareThe army _ going to remain in this town. (be)The army _ rescued the villagers. (have)ishavecollective nouns (集体名词集体名词)group, family, class, government, team, public, enemy, crowd, company, audience, club, party, army, band, minority, and so on.Group discussion: Can you find out the grammar rules?由集体名词，如：由集体名词，如：group, family, class, government, team, public, enemy, crowd, audience等做主语时，等做主语时，如果视其为一个整体，谓语如果视其为一个整体，谓语动词用单数形式；如果视其为其动词用单数形式；如果视其为其中各成员，谓语动词则用复数形中各成员，谓语动词则用复数形式。式。PointChoose the correct verb form to complete the following sentences.1.The research group _ (is, are) made up of five people.2.What _ (do, does) the group want for their lunch?3.Our family _ (is, are) not poor .4.He has to worry. His family_ (is, are) waiting for him.5.The class _ (is, are) more than forty in number.TaskisdoisareisThere _ nobody in the classroom. (be)isSomeone _ to see you. (want)wants_ anybody going to tell him the news? (be)Isindefinite pronouns (不定代词不定代词)everybody anybody everyone nobodysomeone everything anything nothingGroup discussion: Can you find out the grammar rules?Point当不定代词作主语时，谓语动词用单数。当不定代词作主语时，谓语动词用单数。I think everyone _ (is/are) settled inLondon, although neither the weather nor the food _ (is/are) good. Either rain or snow fell everyday this week but everybody_ (has/have) tried to ignore it. My friend and my mother _ (has/have) visited all the museum in London.Fill in the blanks with suitable words.Task isishashaveThe singer and the dancer_ famous. (be)areThe singer and dancer _ on the stage. (be)isA knife and fork _ used to have meals. (be)isEach doctor and nurse _ happy. (be)areis and连接两个或两个以上单数名词或连接两个或两个以上单数名词或 代词作主语时，谓语动词有以下两代词作主语时，谓语动词有以下两 种情况：种情况： and连接两个或两个以上不同的人连接两个或两个以上不同的人 或或 物作主语时，谓语动词用复数。物作主语时，谓语动词用复数。 and 连接两个或两个以上的并列结连接两个或两个以上的并列结构构 是指同一个人或物，或指同一概是指同一个人或物，或指同一概念时，谓语动词用单数，这时念时，谓语动词用单数，这时and后后面的名词前不加冠词。面的名词前不加冠词。 Point 注意注意：由：由each, every, no, many a所修饰的名词，即使用所修饰的名词，即使用and连接作连接作主语，谓语动词一般用单数。主语，谓语动词一般用单数。 1. The worker and the writer has come to the meeting.2. The worker and writer always visit our school. 3. Each man and woman have the same rights. 4. Many a boy and girl have made the same mistake. 5. No sound and no voice are heard. Task Find one mistake in each of the following sentences, then correct them. havevisitshashasis BobMikeNeither Mike nor Bob _ (be) a teacher.Not only Mike but also I _ (be) a worker. There _ (be) a factory and workers.isamisA or Bnot A but Beither A or Bneither A nor Bnot only A but also B+ VerbThereHere+ VerbA and BA, B and CPoint “就近原则就近原则”Task Choose the correct verb form to complete the following sentences.1. Not only you but also he _ wrong. (be)2. Neither you nor he _right. (be)3. There _ two shops and a cinema beside the railway station. (be)4. Here _ a map and a handbook for you. (be)isisareisThe teacher with two students _ in the classroom. (was/were)E-mail, as well as telephones, _ an important part in daily communication. A. is playing B. are playingwasAThe teacherE-mail 主语后面带有主语后面带有with, along with, together with, as well as, besides, like, without, except, including, but 等修饰的短语时，等修饰的短语时， 谓语动词不受修饰语的影响，仍与主语谓语动词不受修饰语的影响，仍与主语 保持一致保持一致。Point “看前不看后看前不看后”Task 1.A library with five thousand books _ to the nation as a gift. A. is offered B. has offered C. are offered D. have offered2. Nobody but I _ the secret. A. know B. knows C. have known D. is knownABNeither dog _ big. (A. is B. are)Neither of them _ big. (A. is B. are)Neither rabbit _ cute. (A. is B. are)Neither of the rabbits _ cute. (A. is B. are)AA or BAA or BHow to use none and neither in subject-verb agreement?neither + n.(单数单数)Point V.(单数单数)neither of none of+n.(可数可数)V.单数单数复数复数+n.(不可数不可数)V.(单数单数) 1. Neither of them _ a good singer.A. are B. is C. were D. is used to be2. Neither of us _ (was/were) ready when the party began.3. None of them _ (has/have) watched the talk show.Task A or Bwas/werehas/haveSummary: Subject-verb AgreementCollective nounsIndefinite nounsandneither and noneneithernor, eitheror, or and so on. with, as well as and so on.Homework:Finish exercise 2 and 3 on page 5. (for all the students)Finish exercise 4 on page 5 and find out more rules about Subject-verb Agreement. (for the students who master the content of this class well.)