在四、六级写作中,考生经常出现主谓不一致问题。所谓主谓一致指的是英语句子的主语和谓语在人称和数上应保持一致。它可分为三种情况:
(1)语法一致,即主语为单数形式,谓语动词也采取单数形式;主语为复数形式,谓语动词亦采用复数形式。
(2)意念一致,即从意义着眼处理主谓一致问题。有时,主语形式为单数,但意义为复数,谓语动词依据意义而定,也采取复数形式。
(3)比邻一致,即"就近原则"也就是说谓语动词的人称和数往往应与其最近的主语保持一致。
巩固练习:改正句子。
1.Some women are not secretary in the office, instead, they become manager of the company.
2. Misconceptions about apes has turned a relatively peaceful animal into a terrifying monster.
3. The rising cost of necessities like food and shelter force many elderly people to live in poverty.
4. In the distance are a billow of black smoke.
5. Here's the books you want.
6. Neither the union leaders nor the negotiator want the strike to continue.
7. In eighteenth-century France, makeup and high heels was worn by men.
8. Each of the child's thirty-four stuffed animals have a name and an entire life history.
解析:
1. Some women are not secretaries in the office; instead, they become managers of the company.
2. Misconceptions about the ape have turned a relatively peaceful animal into a terrifying monster.
3. The rising cost of necessities like food and shelter forces many elderly people to live in poverty.
4. In the distance is a billow of black smoke.
5. Here're the books you want.
6. Neither the union leaders nor the negotiator wants the strike to continue.
7. In eighteenth-century France, makeup and high heels were worn by men.
8. Each of the child's thirty-four stuffed animals has a name and an entire life history.
时态不一致
在造句时要注意时态也应该保持一致。
巩固练习:改正句子。
1. The motorbike was red, and there are two persons on the motorbike.
2. He told me he will be a good tennis player the next year when we met on a train.
3. If I failed to achieve my desire, I will think it comes from a fate beyond my power.
4. However, if the goals are obtained, my endless efforts bring them to me.
5. No one could deny that computers have made our life convenient and make our work efficient.
6. Depending on computer, many problems can be easily solved, which is not possible 20 years ago.
解析:
1. The motorbike was red, and there were two persons on the motorbike.
2. He told me he would be a good tennis player the next year when we met on a train.
3. If I failed to achieve my desire, I would think it comes from a fate beyond my power.
4. However, if the goals are obtained, my endless efforts will bring them to me.
5. No one could deny that computers have made our life convenient and made our work efficient.
6. Depending on computer, many problems can be easily solved, which was not possible 20 years ago.