典型陷阱之主謂一致
1. Neither Jack nor Li Lei and I _______ interested in playing computer games.
A. am B. is C. are D. was
【解析】此題陷阱選項(xiàng)為A。平時(shí)考生所做的題目是neither… nor…結(jié)構(gòu)作主語(yǔ)時(shí)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞多用單數(shù)，特別是“Neither … nor I am …”這樣的結(jié)構(gòu)在考生的頭腦中留下了深刻的印象，因此很多考生一看到neither … nor…和這里的“I”不假思索就選擇的A項(xiàng)。其實(shí)，只要我們?cè)僮屑?xì)看看會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)nor后面是Li Lei and I 兩個(gè)人，因此正確答案為C。
2. The teacher and writer _______ doing morning exercises this time yesterday.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
【解析】此題陷阱選項(xiàng)為D。誤選的原因是把the teacher and writer誤認(rèn)為是兩個(gè)人，其實(shí)，the teacher and the writer才是兩個(gè)人，意為“那個(gè)老師和那個(gè)作家”。到底是一個(gè)人還是兩個(gè)人的關(guān)鍵是看and后面的名詞前面是否有修飾語(yǔ)，有修飾語(yǔ)就是兩個(gè)人或(物)，沒(méi)有修飾語(yǔ)就是一個(gè)人(或物)。正確答案為B。(from www.zkenglish.com)
3. Everyone except Tom and David _______there when the meeting began.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
【解析】此題陷阱選項(xiàng)為C或D。此題考查主謂一致問(wèn)題，許多同學(xué)會(huì)受Tom and David的影響會(huì)誤選為C或D這兩個(gè)答案。其實(shí)，這里屬于“單數(shù)主語(yǔ)＋介詞短語(yǔ)”作主語(yǔ)的情況，這時(shí)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞應(yīng)不受介詞短語(yǔ)中的名詞或代詞的影響，仍然用單數(shù)形式。正確答案為B?！?BR> 4. Every boy and girl _______ the book and they each _______ to buy one.
A. likes, wants B. likes, want C. like, wants D. like, want
【解析】此題陷阱選項(xiàng)為A或C。選A的同學(xué)認(rèn)為兩個(gè)主語(yǔ)中都有every或each應(yīng)該用單數(shù)形式；選C的同學(xué)認(rèn)為第一空前面的主語(yǔ)是boy and girl是復(fù)數(shù)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用復(fù)數(shù)，第二空前面的主語(yǔ)是each是單數(shù)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用第三人稱單數(shù)。其實(shí)，受了every修飾的名詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的數(shù)不受each的影響，仍用復(fù)數(shù)形式。故正確答案為B。(待續(xù))
1. Neither Jack nor Li Lei and I _______ interested in playing computer games.
A. am B. is C. are D. was
【解析】此題陷阱選項(xiàng)為A。平時(shí)考生所做的題目是neither… nor…結(jié)構(gòu)作主語(yǔ)時(shí)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞多用單數(shù)，特別是“Neither … nor I am …”這樣的結(jié)構(gòu)在考生的頭腦中留下了深刻的印象，因此很多考生一看到neither … nor…和這里的“I”不假思索就選擇的A項(xiàng)。其實(shí)，只要我們?cè)僮屑?xì)看看會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)nor后面是Li Lei and I 兩個(gè)人，因此正確答案為C。
2. The teacher and writer _______ doing morning exercises this time yesterday.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
【解析】此題陷阱選項(xiàng)為D。誤選的原因是把the teacher and writer誤認(rèn)為是兩個(gè)人，其實(shí)，the teacher and the writer才是兩個(gè)人，意為“那個(gè)老師和那個(gè)作家”。到底是一個(gè)人還是兩個(gè)人的關(guān)鍵是看and后面的名詞前面是否有修飾語(yǔ)，有修飾語(yǔ)就是兩個(gè)人或(物)，沒(méi)有修飾語(yǔ)就是一個(gè)人(或物)。正確答案為B。(from www.zkenglish.com)
3. Everyone except Tom and David _______there when the meeting began.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
【解析】此題陷阱選項(xiàng)為C或D。此題考查主謂一致問(wèn)題，許多同學(xué)會(huì)受Tom and David的影響會(huì)誤選為C或D這兩個(gè)答案。其實(shí)，這里屬于“單數(shù)主語(yǔ)＋介詞短語(yǔ)”作主語(yǔ)的情況，這時(shí)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞應(yīng)不受介詞短語(yǔ)中的名詞或代詞的影響，仍然用單數(shù)形式。正確答案為B?！?BR> 4. Every boy and girl _______ the book and they each _______ to buy one.
A. likes, wants B. likes, want C. like, wants D. like, want
【解析】此題陷阱選項(xiàng)為A或C。選A的同學(xué)認(rèn)為兩個(gè)主語(yǔ)中都有every或each應(yīng)該用單數(shù)形式；選C的同學(xué)認(rèn)為第一空前面的主語(yǔ)是boy and girl是復(fù)數(shù)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用復(fù)數(shù)，第二空前面的主語(yǔ)是each是單數(shù)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用第三人稱單數(shù)。其實(shí)，受了every修飾的名詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的數(shù)不受each的影響，仍用復(fù)數(shù)形式。故正確答案為B。(待續(xù))