名師檔案:尹繼友,湖北省黃岡市拔尖人才,全國教研優(yōu)秀教師,現(xiàn)代英語研究所研究員,全國多家英語刊物的特約編輯。主編或參與編寫教輔書籍20余本,出版了個人專著《尹氏口訣英語考試必備》《尹氏英語朗朗口訣法》。
小編有話說:《盜墓筆記》中,出身考古世家的吳邪雖然有滿腔探秘文物的熱情,但若一路上沒有高人指點迷津,終將也會與寶物無緣。語法學習也是一樣,本期“花樣語法系列”將由名師帶領大家尋覓語法難點主謂一致的解題妙法,助力大家升級為語法解題達人。
◎主謂一致記憶口訣
單單復復最常見,集體名詞很特別,
強調成員要用復,強調集體要用單。
有些名詞謂常復,people,police即這般。
主語單數(shù)后接介(詞),謂語單數(shù)與介(詞)無關,
many a做主(語)也如此,謂語動詞應用單。
or,but,also和there be,近主原則記心間。
◎考點命題揭秘
命題方式一:在主語后添加附加成分,如介詞短語構成的狀語、定語、定語從句、同位語從句等,增加了對主語中心語的判斷難度。
此種考查方式是高考對主謂一致考查的最大熱點,近年來大部分有關此語法點的高考題都有此特征。
例1 ? The father as well as his three children_____ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter. (2015全國新課標卷Ⅱ)
A. is going ? ? ? ?B. go ? ? ? ?C. goes ? ? ? ?D. are going
【解析】答案為C。從語法規(guī)則的角度看,主語the father是單數(shù)概念,盡管主語后面有as well as his three children,謂語動詞仍要用單數(shù)形式。every Sunday afternoon in winter暗示經常性、習慣性的動作,因此應用一般現(xiàn)在時。
名師點津:從命題方式的角度看,此題考生易混淆主語為his three children而出錯,如果在主語后添加with his three children,考生很容易掉進命題人設置的陷阱里。如果主語后接with,except等構成的修飾成分時, 謂語仍須與前面的主語保持一致,即“就遠一致”原則??蓸嫵蛇@類短語的常用詞有with,along with,together with,as well as,but,besides, except,added to,including,like,no less than,rather than,more than等。
例2 ?The country life he was used to _____greatly since 1992.(2015全國新課標卷Ⅰ)
A. change ? ? ? ? ? ? B. has changed
C. changing ? ? ? ? ?D. have changed
【解析】答案為B。此題在主語后添加了一個定語從句,就容易使考生誤認為謂語動詞為was used to,從而導致錯選C,其實去掉定語從句he was used to,就可迎刃而解。
名師點津:解答此類題目時,一定要先去掉這些附加成分,留下主語的主體。附加成分不是真正的主語,只是起限定、說明、補充的作用,然后依據(jù)主語確定謂語的單復數(shù)形式。
命題方式二:以整體與部分關系的形式呈現(xiàn)主語,增加主謂一致關聯(lián)主體的判斷難度。
例3 ? ?Most of what has been said about the Smiths_____ also true of the Johnsons. (2015 安徽)
A. are ? ? ? B. is ? ? ? ?C. being ? ? ? ?D. to be
【解析】 答案是B。what引導名詞性從句做主語時,往往被看作一個整體, 謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。如what you said is right一句中,整體為what引導的一個名詞性從句,此時依據(jù)語法規(guī)則,謂語應與從句保持一致。
名師點津:用half of,most of,none of,heaps of,lots of,plenty of 等引起主語時,謂語動詞通常與of后面的名詞/代詞保持一致。
例4 ?The company had about 20 notebook computers but only one-third____ used regularly. Now we have 60 working all day long.(2015浙江)
A. is ? ? ? ? ? ?B. are ? ? ? ? ?C. was ? ? ? ? ?D. were
【解析】答案是D。one-third指one-third of the notebook computers,為復數(shù)概念,謂語也應用復數(shù)形式。其中of表示整體與部分的關系,此時謂語應與computers保持一致。此題以省略的形式出現(xiàn),易讓考生誤解并選錯答案。
名師點津:① what,who,which,any,more,all等代詞可以是單數(shù),也可以是復數(shù),主要靠意思來決定。如:Which is your bag?/ Which are your bags?/ All is going well. / All have gone to Beijing.
②表示時間、重量、長度、價值等名詞的復數(shù)做主語時,謂語動詞通常用單數(shù)形式,這是由于做主語的名詞在概念上是一個整體,如:Thirty minutes is enough for the work.
③若主語是書名、格言、劇名、報紙名、國名等復數(shù)形式,其謂語動詞通常用單數(shù)形式。如:《The Arabian Nights》is an interesting story-book.
④表數(shù)量的短語one and a half后接復數(shù)名詞做主語時,其謂語動詞可用單數(shù)形式,也可用復數(shù)。如:One and a half apples is(are)left on the table.
命題方式三:由連詞or,nor,neither...or,either...or,not...but,not only...but(also)等連接的并列主語,其謂語動詞的單復數(shù)形式與最靠近它的主語一致。如:Not the housekeeper but the maids clean the house. Either your brakes or your eyesight is at fault.
此外,在there be結構中,謂語動詞的單復數(shù)形式也采用“就近原則”。如:There is a desk and four benches in the office. 最后在一些特定句型中也呈現(xiàn)出對“就近原則”的考量,如:More than one student has tried this,has靠近one不靠近more;Many a person has read the novel,has靠近a person不靠近many。
例5 ? When and where to go for the on-salary holiday_____ yet.(2015 上海)
A. are not decided ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. have not been decided
C. is not being decided ? ? ?D. has not been decided
【解析】答案為D。盡管題中when與where 由and連接,但其后共有一個不定式,此時主語應看作一件事,為單數(shù)概念。
名師點津:由and連接的兩個名詞通常被視為復數(shù)概念,但是下列情況比較特殊,考生要謹記。①由and連接的兩個名詞前都有冠詞或其他修飾語時,在數(shù)量上視為復數(shù),如a worker and an engineer(一位工人和一位工程師),the party secretary and the manager(黨支部書記和經理),the twelfth and the last lesson(第12課和最后一課);②由and連接的兩個名詞只在第一個名詞前有冠詞或修飾語時被視為同一個人或事物,如a worker and engineer(一位工人兼工程師),the party secretary and manager(黨支部書記兼經理),the twelfth and last lesson(第12課即最后一課);③由and連接的兩個名詞被看成整體做主語時,謂語動詞用單數(shù),如bread and butter(涂黃油的面包),a coat and tie(一件帶領帶的上衣),a needle and thread(一副針線);④由and連接的兩個名詞前都有every,each,many a和no修飾時,謂語動詞要用單數(shù)。
命題方式四:以主語單復數(shù)形式與概念不一致的情況為命題切入點,增加主語單復數(shù)概念的判斷難度。
例6 ? Every possible means_____ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.(2015上海)
A. is used ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. are used
C. has been used ? ? ? ? ?D. have been used
【解析】答案為C。means是一個單復數(shù)同形的名詞,它究竟是單數(shù)還是復數(shù)應依據(jù)語境來確定。題中every常用于修飾單數(shù)名詞,因此題中的means為單數(shù)概念。
名師點津:考生應熟記一些特殊的單復數(shù)形式與概念不一致的情況,并依據(jù)語境進行判斷。
請注意如下情況:
Many a fine man has died for it.許多優(yōu)秀戰(zhàn)士為此獻出了生命。
Mathematics seems easy to me.我似乎覺得數(shù)學不難。
This works was(These works were)built two years ago.這(幾)家工廠是兩年前修建的。
這類名詞通常還有fish,deer,sheep,plastics,manners(禮貌)等。
此外,不定式、動名詞做主語時,應該遵循主表一致原則,即主語用不定式,表語就用不定式,主語用動名詞,表語就用動名詞且謂語要用單數(shù)形式。如:Seeing is believing.= To see is to believe. 眼見為實。
求學·文科版2015年12期