干這活一兩天就夠了
j. the rest(of…),the remaining,part(of...),one half‘( of…)等詞或短語作主語和它們所修飾的名詞或代詞作主語,謂語動詞應根據(jù)主語所表達的單復數(shù)而定
Part of his story was not true.他講的故事有一部分不是真的。
Part of the foreign teachers in our school are from Canada.我們學校一部分外籍教師來自加拿大.
k.當“幾分之幾(百分之幾)+ of+名詞”結構作主語時,一般也應根據(jù)of后的名詞的單復數(shù)決定謂語動詞的單復數(shù)one and a half +復數(shù)可數(shù)名詞”作主語,謂語一般用單數(shù).
This is because two thirds of the earth‘s surface is made up of vast oceans.
這是因為地球表面積的2/3是由廣闊的海洋構成的
Two thirds of these tasks have been completed.
這些任務已經完成了三分之。
One and a half days is all I can spare.
我只能抽出一天半的時間
It is reported that in this area one in four people suffers from lung cancer.
據(jù)報道在此地區(qū)有四分之一的人患肺癌(一般情況下,one in ten作主語和其修飾的名詞作主語,謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式)
(2)非謂語形式、從句作主語
①單獨的不定式、動詞的一ing形式作主語時,謂語動詞一般用單數(shù)形式:如果多個非謂語動詞連在一起表達同一概念,謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式;如果表達不同概念,謂語動詞用復數(shù)
Persuading him to join us seems really hard.
勸他加入我們似乎很難。
To go to bed early and to rise early is a good habit.
早睡早起是好習慣。
To work and to live are two different things but they are always together.
雖然工作和生活是兩件不同的事情,但是它們永遠相伴 。
②that,what,who,which,when,where,why,whatever, whoever,whichever, whenever, whereve:等引導的從句作主語或單獨引導疑問句時,應根據(jù)概念上一致的原則決定謂語動詞的數(shù)
That .lack has gone abroad makes us all surprised.
杰克出國去了使我們都很驚訝