主謂一致考點基礎訓練（有詳解）

1. All but one ________ here just now.

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

2. Not only I but Jane and Mary ________ tired of having one examination after another.

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

3. A library with five thousand books ________ to the nation as a gift.

A. is offered         B. has offered         C. are offered        D. have offered

4. 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

5. Either you or the headmaster ________ the prizes to these gifted students at the meeting.

A. is handing out       B. are to hand out      C. are handing out    D. is to hand out

6. Each of the students, working hard at his or her lessons, ________ to go to university. So do I.

A. hope                     B. hopes                 C. hoping                  D. hoped

7. E-mail, as well as telephones, ________ an important part in daily communication.

A. is playing                B. have played         C. are playing          D. play

8. ________ of the land in that district ________ covered with trees and grass.

A. Two fifth, is            B. Two fifth, are       C. Two fifths, is      D. Two fifths, are

9. Every possible means ________ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.

A. is used                    B. are used                 C. has been used      D. have been used

參考答案：

1. D。當主語后接有介詞(如but, with, in, at, on 等)短語時，謂語只與介詞短語前的主語有關，而與介詞短語無關。

2. B。當 not only…but (also)…連接兩個成分作主語時，謂語通常與其靠近的主語保持一致。

3. A。解析見上面第1題。

4. C。the number of…用作主語時，謂語用單數；a number of…作主語時，謂語用復數。

5. D。either…or…連接兩個成分作主語時，謂語與其靠近的主語保持一致。

6. B。句子真正的主語是each，故謂語用單數。

7. A。句子真正的主語是E-mail，故謂語用單數。

8. C。首先，在分數表達中，當分子大于二時，分母要用復數，故排除A和B；其次，因句子真正的主語是land，故謂語要用單數。

9. C。means(方式，方法)為單數與復數同形的名詞，由于句首有every修飾，說明它是單數，故謂語用單數。