主詞動詞一致性 (Subject-Verb Agreement)
動詞必須在「身」(人稱)與「數」(單、複數)方面與主詞一致。單數主詞需要單數動詞;複數主詞需要複數動詞。
We have two children.
我們有兩個孩子。
She usually takes the bus to work.
她通常搭公共汽車上班。
不定代名詞 each, anyone, everyone, someone, no one, anybody, everybody, somebody, nobody 永遠是單數!
Anyone who wants to go to college has to pass entrance exams.
任何人要想進入大學必須通過入學考試。
Somebody is making a lot of money out of it.
有人從中賺了很多錢。
不定代名詞 all, some 為複數或單數 -- 視其所指的名詞為可數或不可數而定。相對地,none 這個不定代名詞可為單數或複數都沒關係,除非句子中有別的人事物來決定它的數。
Some of very best office space in Los Angeles County has been empty for months or more.
洛杉磯縣的一些最優秀的辦公空間,已空了好幾個月或更長時間。
Some of these parks are remote and may be difficult to access.
這些公園有些地處偏遠並且難以進入使用。
主詞若含有 or, nor, either ~ or, neither ~ nor, not only ~ but (also) 的時候,動詞要和比較接近動詞的主詞一致。
Either my younger brother or my sisters are going to attend the wedding party.
不是我的弟弟就是我的姐妹們會去參加婚禮。
請將正確答案拖放到適當的空格內,再按Solve鈕看結果。
- Either they or I wrong.
- Either you or she wrong.
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兩個主詞用 with, but, like, together with, no less than, as well as, in addition to 等連接時,動詞要和第一個主詞一致。
Excitement, as well as nervousness, is the cause of her shaking.
興奮,伴隨者緊張,是她顫抖的原因。
主詞與動詞如果被介系詞片語分隔,很容易被誤導,例如下句乍看之下在students 之後的動詞會以為是 are,其實 "of students" 是個介系詞片語,修飾名詞 group。
The group of students is going to Tainan tomorrow.
那一組學生明天將去台南。
A group of students show an interest in being medical technologists.
一群學生展現出成為醫療技術人員的興趣。
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