1. Nobody but Betty and Mary _____ late for classyesterday.

A. was                      B. were                     C. has been               D. have been

2. A woman with some children _____ soon.

A. is coming              B. are coming

C. has come              D. have come

3. No one except my parents _____ anything aboutthis.

A. know                   B. knows                  C. is known              D. are known

4. The teacher as well as the students _____ thebook already.

A. has read                B. have read

C. are reading            D. is reading

5. All but one ____ in the accident.

A. was killed             B. were killed

C. will be killed          D. are killed

答案：1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B

6. 這類并列主語中謂語應與哪個保持一致

a. You or he ______ to blame.

b. _______ you or he to blame?

A. is, Is                    B. are, Are               C. is, Are                 D. are, Is

此題應選C。在通常情況下, 兩個并列主語由or, either...or, neither...nor, not...but, not only...but (also)等連接時, 其謂語通常與第二個主語(即臨近的一個主語) 保持一致：

1. One or two days _____ enough to see the city.

A. is                         B. are                       C. am                       D. be

2. Neither my wife nor I myself _____ able topersuade my daughter to change her mind.

A. is                         B. are                       C. am                       D. be

3. Not only I but also Jane and Mary ______ tiredof having one examination after another.

A. is                         B. are                       C. am                       D. be

4. Not the teacher, but the students _____ lookingforward to seeing the film.

A. is                         B. are                       C. am                       D. be

注意在疑問句中則通常與第一個主語 (即臨近的一個主語)保持一致：

a. You or he is to blame. 你或他有一人要受責備。

b. Are you or he to blame? 受責備的是你還是他?

順便說一句, 在現代英語中用neither...nor, either...or等連接主語時也可一律用復數(但考生在應試時應避免)。

答案：1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B

7. 這類結構中謂語的數取決于形式還是意義

a. More than one boy ______ read the story.

b. More boys than one ______ read the story.

A. have, have           B. has, has               C. have, has             D. has, have

此題應選D。該題很容易誤選A, 認為既然more than one意為“不只一個”(＝多個), 那么其謂語就應該用復數。 其實more than one 用作主語時, 謂語通常要用單數(要從形式一致來考慮)。more than one用作主語時, 要注意以下兩個結構：

a. “more than one+單數名詞”用作主語, 其謂語通常用單數(即從形式考慮)

b. “more+復數名詞+than one”用作主語, 其謂語通常要用復數

也就是說, 以上結構中名詞的數決定其后動詞的數。

不只一個學生受到懲罰。

正：More than one student was punished.

正：More students than one were punished.

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