意义一致
| 二、意义一致 | （谓语动词的变化以主语所表达的单复数概念而定） | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.有些集体名词作主语，谓语动词取决于集体名词的意义，如family, class, public 等 | ||
| ①若表示整体概念，谓语动词用单数 | ||
| My family is a small one with three people. | ||
| ②若表示集体中的成员，谓语动词用复数 | ||
| My family are having supper. | ||
| 2.有些集体名词，如people、cattle、police 等作主语时，谓语动词只用复数形式 | ||
| The police are looking for him. | ||
| 3.以-ics 结尾的表示学科的名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数 | ||
| Physic is one of the hardest subject for a middle school student. | ||
| 4.以-s 结尾的表示海峡、山脉、群岛等的名词作主语时，谓语动词常用复数 | ||
| The Himalayas extend along the border of India and China. | ||
| 5.分数、百分数作主语时，根据被指代的词的单复数决定谓语动词的形式 | ||
| Three fourths of surface of the earth is sea. / 60％of the students in our class are boys. | ||
| 6.两数相加或相乘的算式作主语，谓语动词可用单数也可用复数；两数相减或相除，谓语用单数 | ||
| Five and six make/ makes eleven. / Ten divided by five is two. | ||