2) 先行项为某些并列结构时代词的选择: 根据该并列结构的单、复数意义来决定代词以 及相应限定词的单、复数形式: My friend and roommate has agreed to lend me his car. My friend and my roommate have agreed to lend me their cars.
代词及其先行项的“性”的一致: 阳性masculine gender—man, father, son, husband 阴性feminine gender—woman, mother, daughter, wife 中性neutral gender—book, desk, ship, car 通性common gender—student, teacher, doctor, infant 现代英语的代词体系包含了“性”的标记:单 数第三人称代词、物主代词、反身代词以及相 应的限定词。使用时要与先行项保持“性”的 一致。
注意: 1. 先行项为every-, some-等复合词时代词的选择: 1) 当先行词为 everyone, everybody, no one, nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody 等复合词时,代词及相应的限定词通常按照语法一致原则用单数形式。 Anybody can attend the meeting if he is interested. Everybody talked at the top of his voice. If anyone calls, tell him I’ll be back later. 但是,非正式语体中,也可以根据意义一致的原则,用复数代词: Someone left their umbrella behind yesterday. Would they please collect it from the office? If anybody wants to give their name for the trip to Scotland, will they please do it before lunchtime? No one could have blamed themselves for that. 尤其当先行项为everybody, everyone时,其后用复数代词还比较自然。 Everyone was clapping their hands. Did everybody leave the dance early because they weren’t enjoying themselves? 当先行项为everything, anything, something, nothing时,随后的代词以及相应的 限定词一般只按语法一致原则用单数形式: Anything on the table can be thrown away, can’t it?