主谓一致
1．语法形式上的一致。主语为单数形式，谓语动词用单数形式；主语为复数形式，谓语动词也用复数形式。
如：
Jane and Mary look healthy and strong.
The number of mistakes was surprising.
2．意义上一致
1) 主语形式虽为单数，但意义为复数，谓语动词用复数。单数形式表示复数意义的词有people, police, cattle,
militia等。
如：The crowd were running for their lives.
2)主语形式为复数而意义上却是单数，谓语动词用单数。形复意单的单词有news, works(工厂)和一些以-ics结尾的学科名称，如physics, politics, mathematics等。
如：The news was very exciting.
3．就近原则。即谓语动词的单、复数形式取决于最靠近它的词语。如用连词or, either…or, neither...nor, not
only…but also等连接的并列主语，如果一个是单数，一个是复数，谓语动词与靠近它的主语一致。
如：Either your students or Mr. Wang knows this.
4．应注意的几个问题
A) 名词作主语
1) 某些集体名词(如family, team等)作主语时，如果作为一个整体看待，谓语动词用单数形式；如果就其中一个个成员来说，谓语动词用复数形式。这类名词有：audience, class, club, committee, company, crew,
crowd, enemy, government, group, party, public, team, etc.
如：The whole family are watching TV.
His family is going to have a long journey.
主谓一致
一、语法知识
(一),主语是不可数名词,动名词,不定式或从句的时候,谓语动词用单数.
Smoking is not a good habit.
To live happily needs a lot of things.
What I said is true.
(二),由and连接的两个做主语的单数名词指的是同一个人或物的时候,用单数动词.
The singer and songwriter is dead.
The science and technology plays an important part in China.
Bread and butter(=buttered bread) is a good food for patients.
"War and Peace" is the best book I have ever read.
由and连接的两个或更多的主语之前有each, every, many a/an, no的时候用单数名词.
Every boy and girl in the class works very hard.
Each minute and second is valuable to us.
(三), 主语是单数, 后面跟有with, along with, together with, besides, as well as, but, except, no
less than, rather than, more than, like, including, in addition to 的时候, 谓语动词用单数.
Jack with his family wants to go to China.
He, as well as you, is very honest.
No one but I is a student.
主谓一致——就近原则.
就近原则短语
代表词汇：
there be ……句型
Neither……nor……
Either……or……
Not……but……
Whether……or……
Not only……but also……
【就远原则短语：谓语动词与前面主语一致
代表词汇：
as well as；
together/along）with；
rather than；
except；
besides；
but；
including；
in addition to；
apart from
例如：He rather than I is
right.
Nobody but two students is in the classroom.
主谓一致现象。 有一类连接词，其后的谓语动词要与连接词前一部分的主语保持一致。此类连接词有with, along with,
together with, as well as, besides, like, without, except (but), including等。例如：
Tracy, like many girls, loves dancing. 特蕾西像很多女孩一样，喜欢跳舞。
All the students, including Tom, are leaving. 所有的学生，包括汤姆都走了。
No one except (but) me knows about this news. 除了我没有人知道这个消息。
就近原则现象。
还有另一类连接词，句中的谓语动词要与靠近的主语保持一致。此类连接词有or, either... or, neither...nor, not
only... but also等。例如：
Neither you nor I am wrong. 你和我都没错。
Not only the students but also the teacher wishes for a holiday. 不仅是学生，就连老师也期盼一个假期。
1. Mr. Wells, together with all the members of his family,
_____________for Europe this afternoon. （ 2004真题）
A. are to leave B. are leaving C. is leaving D. leave
选C 此句中主语为Mr. Wells ,而 together with all the members of his
family 为插入语成分，不影响句子主体，因此动词应用第三人称单数。
类似的还有with, alone with, as well as, in addition to, as much as, no
less than, accompanied by.
2. The statistics _______________that living standards in the area
have improved drastically in recent times.
A.prove B. is proving C .are proving D .prove
(2006真题）
选D 考查动词用法和名词的数。动词prove 意思是“证明，表明"表示一种状态，不能用进行形式，排除B , C两项。而作“统计学”讲时，与单数动词连用，作"统计数字"讲时，与复数动词连用。
3. A series of accidents caused by the abnormal weather ____ reported to
the public.
A. has been B. were C. have been D. are
4. The scientists have verified that a series of slight vibrations often ____
