Reading and writing are very important.
The iron and steel industry is very important to our life.
当主语由and连结时,如果它表示一个单一的概念,即指同一人或同一物时,谓语动词用单数,and 此时连接的两个词前只有一个冠词。(待续)
the worker and teacher——over there.(is/are)
the worker and the teacher——over there.(is/are)
主谓一致练习题
1. The old ____well looked after by the government in China.
A. is B. are C. has been D. was
2. The secretary and manager ____very busy now.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
3. Both the secretary and the manager _____agreed to attend the meeting.
A. has B. have C. are D. was
4. Tom as well as two of his classmates _____invited to the party.
A. was B. were C. have been D. had been
5. Either you or I _____going to the teachers‘ office after class.
A. am B. is C. are D. will
6. Most of his spare time ____spent in reading.
A. are B. were C. was D. have been
7. This is one of the best novels that ____appeared this year.
A.have been B. has C. had been D. have
8. Ten thousand dollars _____quite a large sum.
A.are B. is C. were D. have
9. About 20 percent of the work ____done yesterday.
A. are B. is C. were D. was
10. Mr Smith, together with his children, ____arrived.
A.are B. has C. is D. have
11. It ____I who _____leaving for London.
A.is…is B. am…is C. is…am D. am…am
12. Not only Tom but also his wife ____fond of watching television.
A. are B. were C. be D. is
13. When and where to build the new factory ____yet.
A. is not decided B. are not decided
C. has not decided D. have not decided
14. Although the first part of the book is easy, the rest ______.
A. are difficult
B. has proved difficult
C. is supposed difficult
D. have been found difficult
15. That they were wrong in these matters _____ now clear to us all.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
16. Half of his goods ____ stolen the other day.
A. are B. were C. is D. was
17. Mathematics ____the language of science.
A. are B. are going to be C. is D. is to be
18. Each of the students _____ a Chinese-English dictionary.
A. have B. has C. there is D. there are
19. They each ____ a beautiful handkerchief.
A. have B. has C. there is D. there are
20. Between the two rows of trees _____the teaching building.
A. stand B. stands C. standing D. are
21. This pair of shoes ____made in Nanjing.
A.is B. are C. have been D. had been
22. No one except my parents _____anything about it.
A. know B. knows
C. is knowing D. have known
23. A number of students _____from the south.
A. are B. is C. have D. has
24. The number of students from the north ____small.
A.are B. is C. have D. has
25. Writing stories and articles _____what I enjoy most,
A.is B. are C. was D. were
26. His “Selected Poems” _____first published in 1965.
A.were B. was C. has been D. are
27. Miss Smith is a friend of ______.
A. Mary‘s mother’s B. Mary‘s mother
C. Mother’s of Mary D. Mary mother‘s
28. A good deal of money ____spent on books.
A. have B. has
C. have been D. has been
29. On the wall _____ two large portraits.
A. hangs B. hang C. hanged D. hanging
30. _____turn green in spring.
A. Leaf B. Leafs C. Leave D. Leaves
31. Father went to his doctor for ____about his heart trouble.
A. an advice B. advice C. advices D. the advices
32. All but one ____here just now.
A. is B. was C. has been D. were
33. The number of people invited _____fifty, but a number of them _____absent for different reasons.
A. were; was B. was; was
C. was; were D. were; were
34. The air in big cities _____very dirty by factories.
A. are often made B. is often made
C. have often made D. has often made
35. Nobody ____to smoke in the cinema.
A. allows B. allow C. is allowed D. are allowed
36. The Chinese people _____hard-working and brave.
A. are B. is C. has been D. are being
37. ____can be done _____been done.
A. All; have B. All that; have
C. All; has D. All that; has
38. John has two brothers, but either ____out of work now.
A. are B. is C. has D. have
39. The police ____the murderer everywhere when he suddenly appeared in a theatre.
A. is searching for B. were searching for
C. are searching for D. were searching
40. Apples of this kind ____.
A. tastes good B. tastes well
C. taste good D. taste well
41. Your trousers ____dirty, you must have _____washed.
A. is; it B. are; it C. are; them D. is; them
42. Where ____rubbish, there are flies.
A. there are B. there is C. is D. there has
43. The Olympic Games ____held every ____years.
A. is; four B. are; four C. is; five D. are; five
44. Many a man _____ come to help us.
A. have B. has C. is D. are
45. He is the only one of the students who _____elected.
A. are B. have C. has D. is
46. Three-fourths of the homework _____today.
A. has finished B. has been finished
C. have finished D. have been finished
47. Those who ____ in ____compositions, please hand them in this afternoon.
A. hasn‘t handed; his B. haven’t handed; their
C.has handed; their D. have handed; his
48. Jane is one of the best students in her class who _____by their teacher.
A. are praised B. is praised C. praised D. praising
49. The whole class _____the teacher attentively.
A. are listening to B. is listening to
C. are listening D. is listening
50. The United States of America _____one of the most developed countries in the world.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
KEY:
1-5 BABAA 6-10 CDBDB 11-15 CDABA
16-20 BCBAB 21-25 ABABA 26-30 BADBD
31-35 BDCBC 36-40 ADBBC 41-45 CBBBD
46-50 BBAAA