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Part
GRAMMAR
Subject-VerbAgreement
Subject-verbagreementisaverycomplicatedissueanditisnotourintentiontocoverallthegroundinthisunit.Whatweattempttodohereistobringstudents'attentiontosomepointsparticularlytrickyandletthemlearnbypractice.Themethodweuseinthegrammarsectionofthisbookisthediscoveryapproach--toletstudentsfindouttheirownanswers.Wehopethiscanraisestudents'interestinlearninggrammarandsharpentheirinductiveskills.
Thequestionofsubject-verbagreementisverycomplicated.Generallyspeaking,therearethreebasicprinciples:grammaticalagreement,notionalagreement,andtheprincipleofproximity.Inhisunit,wearegoingtoapproachthisissueinfourcontexts:
Whenthesubjectiscompound
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Summary:
Acompoundsubjectwithandtakesapluralverbinmostcases,butwhenitexpressesasingularmeaningorwheneachofthesingular
subjectsisconsideredindividually,ittakesasingularverb.
Afteracompoundsubjectwithor,nor,either•••or,neither-…"。匚not…but,theverbagreesinnumberandpersonwiththenearerpartofthesubject.
Interveningphrasesorclausesnotintroducedbycoordinatingconjunctionsdonotaffectthenumberofaverb.Suchphrasesarenormallyintroducedbyprepositionsorprepositionalphrasessuchaswellas,asmuchas,ratherthan,alongwithinadditionto,togetherwith,with,plus,andincluding.
Whenthesubjectexpressesquantity
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Allthesentencesarecorrect.
Summary:
Nominalphrasesoftime,money,weightandmeasurementnormallytakeasingularverb.
Somewordsorphrases,suchaasll,most,half,thelast,therest,takeasingularorpluralverb,dependingonthemeaningofthenounorpronounthatfollows.
Phraseslikelotsof,heapsof,loadsoftakesingularorpluralverbsdependingontheformofthenounsthatfollow.
Insentenceswithmorethanoneormanyamodifyingthesubjectnouns,theverbshouldtakeasingularformthoughitispluralinmeaning.
Whenthesubjectisarelativepronoun,awhat-clause,orinthethere-bestructure
ReferencefortheClassroomActivities
.Hewasoneofthecandidateswhowereabletocarryouttheircampaignpledges.
Hewastheonlyoneofthecandidateswhowasabletocarryouthiscampaignpledges
.Whathewantsisjustalittlelovefromhisfosterparents.
Whatonethinksandsays_arenotalwaysthesame.
.There_isacherrytreeandseveralorchidflowersinthegarden.
There_arehundredsofapplicantsonthewaitinglistforthejob.
Summary:
Afterarelativepronoun(who,which,that),theverbhasthesamepersonandnumberastheantecedent.(InthesecondsentenceinPaira,
theantecedentistheonlyonenotthecandidates)
Afterawhat-clause,theverbisusuallysingular,.Butifthewhat-clauseisinacompoundstructurepluralinmeaning,theverbisinpluralform.
Inthethere-bestructure,theverbissingularorpluraldependingonthenumberofthesubject.Thesingularthereismaybeusedtointroduceacompoundsubjectwhenthefirstnounornominalphraseissingular.
Others
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.Nobodyintownadmitsseeinghim.
.Doesanyonewanttogowithme?
.Areanyofyougoingtotheexhibition?
.Noneworks/worksohardashedoes.
.Booksareherchiefsourceofenjoyment.
.Theonethingyoumustbereadyforistheirattemptstobreakupthemeeting
.Thejuryisfinallycomplete.
.ThejuryweredividedintheirOpinions.
.NewYorkTimesishisbible.
.Semanticsisthestudyofmeanings.
Summary:
Indefinitepronounssuchasanybody,anyone,each,everybody,nobody,noone,andsomebodgenerallyrequireasingularverb.
Thepronounsanyandnonetakeeithersingularorpluralverbs.
Thecomplementoftheverbbedoesnotaffectitsnumber.
Acollectivenountakesasingularverbwhentheclassitnamesisthoughtofasaunit,butapluralverbwhenthemembersoftheclassarethoughtofasindividuals.
Titlesofbooks,magazines,movies,newspapers,plays,andtheliketakeasingularverb.
Certainnounswhicharepluralinformbutsingularinmeaninggenerallytakeasingularverb.Someofthesearephysics,mechanics,news,statistics,andwhereabouts
PartBKeystotheFOLLOW-UPEXERCISES
1).Thelittleboywaschicken-hearted.
.Thatstatesmanisarespectablefigureinthepoliticalarena.
.Wesatdownbytheoaktree,enjoyingthebreezecomingfromthelake
.Weneedtodrinkthemilkbeforeitsours.
.Thechildhaddifficultyfindinghiswaytoschool.
Theyoungwomanreceivedalotofflowersandgifts.
.MyfatherdrewbackthecurtainalittlelestIseehim.
.Ouruniversitycanaccommodate4,000students.
.Socialcustomsvarygreatlyfromcountrytocountry.
Thewriter'sattitudechangesfromnegativetopositiveineachpairofsentences
3.(1)experienced
(2)elapsed
(3)attempting
(4)with
(5)takeup
(6)made
(7)endeavor
(8)true
1).Thestateattorneysaidthatthemanwouldbeprosecuted.
.Wesupposethatarefereeshouldbedisinterestedbutnotuninterested
.TonycanhitaballfartherthanIcan.
.Wemustpursuethismatterfurther.
.Theprinciplesbehindourconstitutionareaprincipalreasonforitsastoundingsuccess.
.Al1thebandinstrumentsexceptthetubawillbecarriedtotheauditoriumforthemusiccontest.
.Thefederalgovernmentcomprisesthelegislative,judicial,andexecutivebranches
.Thewholeregionwasstruckbyaneconomicdisaster.
.(correct)
.Hewasawakedtotherisk.
MysisterLuluacceptedascholarshiptostudyintheUK.She
haddoneverywellinschoolandtheprincipalthoughtthatlivingwithaBritishfamilywouldteachheralot.Mothersaidshewouldlethergoifsheboughtaboxofstationeryandpromisedtowritehomeeveryweek.Shesaidthatshewouldliveuptoherpromiseandshealwaysdoesprettywellinlivinguptoherprinciples.SoonaftershearrivedintheUK.,sheadaptedtohernewenvironment.Hernewlifedidnotaffectheragreatdeal.Sheknewthatasastudentshehadtobeeconomicalandshewasnotself-consciousofherpoorclothingandstrangeaccent.Thesewerethethingsshewasuninterestedin;whatfascinatedherinsteadwastheculturaldifferencesbetweenthetwocountries.Shefoundpeopletherelikedtopaycomplimentsandweremorecreduloustowhatshesaid.Ofcourse,sheneverliedtothemabouthermotherland.Thoughsheexperiencedculturalshockscontinually,shedevelopedafairattitudetowardstheotherculture.Intheproceedingyears,shesettleddownintheUK.andbecameapersonwithanalternativeculturalidentity.
1).SixtyhoursistheamountofworktimeIcontractedfor.
2).Thejuryisexpectedtoreachitsdecisionveryquickly.
3).Eachofthecandidatesforthepositionhasexceptionallyhighqualifications.
.Everyboyandgirlinthesixthgradewas/iseagertowinthecontest.
.CornbreadandmilkisapopularbreakfastintheruralSouth.
.Theinstructoraswellasthestudentswasatfault.
.Heisoneofthestudentswhoplantoattendthespeechcontest.
.Thejuryaretobeisolatedinindividualhotelroomseachnightduringthetrial
.Samsprawledinthechairandknockedoveroneofthelampswhichwereondisplay
.Thesymptomsofmercurypoisoningvarywitheachindividualcase.
.Hebelievesthatathleticsimprovesschoolmorale.
.U
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