句子的不一致性

1、Disagreement in sentenceDisagreement in sentenceclassificationclassification1、Subject-verb disagreement(主谓不一致)2、Singular-plural disagreement(单复数不一致)3、Tense disagreement(时态不一致)4、Pronoun disagreement(代词不一致)typital exampletypital example1、Subject-verb disagreementSubjects and verbs must agree with one

2、another in number (singular or plural). if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular;if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.In present tenses, nouns and verbs form plurals in opposite ways: nouns add an s to the singular form,BUTverbs remove an s from the singular form.Tha

3、dog chases the cat. The dogs chase the cat. singular singular plural plural s s s sHere are 4 subject-verb agreement rules.(1)A phrase or clause between subject and verb does not change the number of the subject. subject verbA can of lima beans sits on the shelf. prepositional phraseThe verb sits ag

4、rees with the subject can,not with beans. (2)Compound subjects joined by and are always plural.A pencil and an eraser make writing easier. plural plural(3)With compound subjects joined by or/nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it.Neither the director nor the actors are following the line

5、s closely. singular plural pluralthe plural verb are agrees with the nearer subject actors.(4)Collective Nouns (group, jury, crowd, team, etc.) may be singular or plural, depending on meaning.The jury has awarded custody to the grandmother singular singular the jury is acting as one unit; therefore,

6、 the verb is singular.The jury members have been arguing for five years. plural pluralthe jury members are acting as twelve individuals; therefore, the verb is plural.2 2、singular-plural singular-plural DisagreementDisagreementWith one of those _ who, use a plural verb.Bob is one of those people who

7、 like to read comic books. plural verbThe above example implies that others besides Hannah like to read comic books. Therefore, the plural verb is the correct form to use. With the only one of those _ who, use a singular verb.Bob is the only one of those people who likes to read to comic books. sing

8、ular verbThe above example implies that no one else except for Hannah likes to read comic books. Therefore, the singular verb is the correct for to use.With the number of _, use a singular verb.With a number of _, use a plural verb.The number of volunteers grows each year. singular verbA number of p

9、eople grow tomatoes each summer. plural verb3 3、tense Disagreementtense DisagreementThere are three main verb forms for showing time or tense:Simple Tense、Perfect Tense、Progressive Tense .Keep tenses consistent within sentences. Do not change tenses when there is no time change for the action. INCOR

10、RECT:During the movie,Sam stood up and then drops his popcorn. past tense present tenseCORRECT:During the movie,Sam stood up and then dropped his popcorn. past tense past tenseDuring the movie,Sam stands up and then drops his popcorn. present tense present tense4 4、pronoun Disagreementpronoun Disagr

11、eementA pronoun is a word used to stand for (or take the place of) a noun.Here are 4 pronoun-antecedent agreement rules. These rules are related to the rules found in subject-verb agreement.(1)A phrase or clause between the subject and verb does not change the number of the antecedent. A can of lima

12、 beans sits on the its shelf. singular prepositional phrase singular(2)Compound subjects joined by and always take a plural referent.Jones and Smith made their presentation plural plural (3)With compound subjects joined by or/nor, the referent pronoun agrees with the antecedent closer to the pronoun

13、.Example #1 (plural antecedent closer to pronoun):Neither the director nor the actors did their jobs. singular plural pluralExample #2 (singular antecedent closer to pronoun):Neither the actors nor the director did his or her job. plural singular singular(4)Collective Nouns (group, jury, crowd, team

14、, etc.) may be singular or plural, depending on meaning.The jury read its verdict. singular singular In this example, the jury is acting as one unit; therefore, the referent pronoun is singular.The jury members gave their individual opinions. plural plural In this example, the jury members are acting as twelve individuals; therefore, the referent pronoun is plural.QuizQuiz1.J