Subject-verb agreement

1. o Subject-verb agreement Unit 6 • --By Wang Xiaohong

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3. Bob Mike Bill is Bob _____ a worker. are Mike and Bob _____ workers. is Neither Mike nor Bob _____(is/are) an English teacher. knows/know Neitherof them _______ (know) how to teach English. knows/know None of them ___________ (know) how to teach English.

4. subject-verb agreement …and … ----plural neither of … ----plural /singular none of … … or… either…or… neither…nor… ----就近原则

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6. Make sentences with the words and expressions given below. 1. in our class /Everyone/very hard /works Everyone in my classworks very hard. 2. difficulty/ has/ we /help him/ If/ anyone/will If anyonehas difficulty, we will help him. 3.Everybody/ active /in /is /our English class Everybodyis active in our English class. 4. wants/to be /the worst /Nobody Nobodywantsto be the worst.

7. subject-verb agreement …and … ----plural neither of … ----plural /singular none of … either…or… neither…nor… ----就近原则 everyone / everybody nobody/anybody/ anyone… ----singular

8. Dear Xiaoyu, I think everyone _____(is/are) settled in London, although neither the weather nor the food____ (is/are) good. Either rain or snow fell every day this week but everybody_____ (has/have) tried to ignore it. My friends and my mother_______ (has/have) visited the theatre almost every night. None of them _________________(carry/carries) an umbrella but nobody_________ (has/have) let that affect their activities. We are enjoying ourselves so much that I wonder if anybody______ (wants/want) to come home. This group of tourists________ (love/loves) the culture and_______ (is/are) happy in England and would like to visit London every summer! see you soon, Dong Xianshun is is has have carry/carries has wants love are

9. group

10. Sentence patterns Our groupis /has/does … Our groupare /have/do… singular（单数动词） a unit plural (复数动词） members

11. class

12. family

13. My family _________(is/are) small. is like My family_________ (like/likes) travel.

14. team

15. police

16. audience 1.was/ clapping/for /ten minutes/The/audience The audience was clapping for ten minutes 2.The /are /in the hall/watching/carefully /audience The audience are watching carefully in the hall.

17. government is made up of some high officials. The government_________________________________ (由一些高级官员组成) are having an important meeting. The government_______________________________ (在开一个重要的会议)

18. Collective Nouns（集体名词） class , team, group, family, audience, government, police, the public … a unit --a singular verb subject members --a plural verb

19. is are Complete the following sentences with the correct verb form. 1. The family _____ (be) very big. The family_____ (be) early risers. 2. This class ______ ( have) eight girls and twenty-five boys. This class ______ ( be) very bright, especially in science subjects 3. The government(be) made up of six high officials The government ______ (be) having an important meeting when I got there. 4. It was late, but the audience_____ (be) still entering the hall. The audience_______ (be) dressed in different ways. has are is were was were

20. The team ___ driving to the game in their own care. • A. is • B. are B

21. 1. There are a desk, a table and three chairs in the room._______ • 2. There are three chairs and a desk in the room. ______ • 3.Neither I nor he know the answer. ______ • 4.Class Two have 22 students ________ • 5. A football team plays well if they understand each other well. • __________ • 6.My family are big, with twelve people in all. _________ • 7.My family were watching TV last night. ______ • 8. The police was searching for the lost child yesterday. ________ • 9.Either the teacher or the students is to blame. ________ • 10. Nobody is allowed to smoke in the cinema. ________ is √ knows has play is √ were are √

22. Writing(Group-work) class / group / family … volleyball /football /basketball… team everybody/anybody/everyone… …and…/either.. or .. /neither… nor…/ none of • Prepare a short passage about your … • 6 minutes. • The leader should write down the passage of your group.

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24. subject-verb agreement as well as rather than n.(1)+ together with + n(2) including except/ but ---- 与n.(1)保持一致原则

25. C • All but him and me ____ to the exhibition. A. am going    B. is going    C. are going    D. was going • —Interest, as well as prospects前途, ____ important when one looks for a job. A. are    B. were   C. is    D. was • The president, accompanied by his assistants, ____. A. have arrived   B. are arriving     C. had arrived    D. has arrived C D

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27. Highlight some difficult points

28. D • Early to bed and early to rise ____ a man healthy, happy and wise. A. making   B. to make    C. make    D. makes • Wisky and soda ____his favorite drink.A. is    B. are    C. were    D. have been A

29. Highlight some difficult points

30. C • The young ____ the vital forces in our society. A. is    B. has been    C. are    D. have been • In that country, the rich ____ richer, the poor, poorer. A. become     B. has become    C. becomes     D. is becoming • Not all the beautiful ___ good. A. is    B. has been    C. are    D. have been A A

31. o Test

32. 1. The public ___ the best judge because the public always ___ their thought. • A. are; express • B. is; express • C. is; expresses • D. are; expresses B

33. I think Class One _____ likely to win because Class One _____ all football lovers. • A. is; are • B. are; are • C. is; is • D are; is A

34. The population of the city ___ not large, but one third of the population here ____ highly educated citizens. • A. is; is • B. are; are • C. is; are • D. are; is C

35. Not only I but also Jessie and Mary ___ tired of having one exam after another. • A. is • B. are • C. am • D. be B

36. All that can be done_____. • A. has been done • B. has done • C. have done • D. were done A

37. The public _____ generous in their contributions to the earthquake victims.A. is    • B. was    • C. are    • D. has been c

38. Homework 1.Write the passage in your exercise books on your own in 100 – 120 words. 2.Do exercise 2 on page 44 Thank you for your attention!

39. Grammar rules: Collective nouns can have a singular or plural verb. 1. If the noun refers to a whole unit, use a singular verb. 2.If it refers to the different members of a unit, use a plural verb

40. Sentence-making Our class… My family… Our Chinese volleyball team… The public… The police… The audience… The government…

41. My class • My class is neither too big nor too small. It consists of 13 boys and 18 girls. • My class are working hard and every one has a dream. • Teachers as well as students are putting their heart into working, they all think that nothing is impossible. • With the development of our friendship, we are good at working with each other and we are determined to work harder and be admitted to a key university. • We all like studying in this class. • 翁春妙

42. My family • My family is not big, with four people in all, my father, my mother, my little brother and I. my parents as well as I are busy working all day. This accounts for that neither I nor my parents are at home. Only my brother feels free whenever it is, even though there is much work which remains to be finished. It is a great pity that never can I enjoy myself together with my parents and my little brother. • 夏超燕