1、 To find and summarise the use of collective nouns as subjects To use subject-verb agreement to complete some exercises To write a short review of a film you have seen on the theme of wara Your enemy is well trained,well equipped and battle-hardenedb The enemy were hiding,ready to attack the Allied
2、soldiersc people were coming together for memorial ceremonies.Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.1 In which sentence does the word“enemy”refer to different members?Is it followed by a singular verb or plural verb?In sentence(b),the word“enemy”refers to different
3、members.It is followed by a plural verb.a Your enemy is well trained,well equipped and battle-hardenedb The enemy were hiding,ready to attack the Allied soldiersc people were coming together for memorial ceremonies.2 In which sentence does the word“enemy”refer to a single unit?Is it followed by a si
4、ngular verb or plural verb?Do you know any other similar nouns?In sentence(a),the word“enemy”refers to a single unit.It is followed by a singular verb.Other similar nouns are family,team,class,crowd,government,etc.3 Is the word“people”usually followed by a singular verb or plural verb?Do you know an
5、y other similar nouns?The word“people”is usually followed by a plural verb.Other similar nouns are police,cattle,etc.a Your enemy is well trained,well equipped and battle-hardenedb The enemy were hiding,ready to attack the Allied soldiersc people were coming together for memorial ceremonies.Now look
6、 for more sentences following this rule in the reading passage,and summaries the use of subject-verb agreement in your own words.主谓一致是指谓语动词在主谓一致是指谓语动词在人称和数上要与主语保持一致人称和数上要与主语保持一致。主谓一致主要遵循三个原则,即主谓一致主要遵循三个原则,即意义一致原则意义一致原则、语法一致语法一致原则原则和和就近一致原则就近一致原则。意义一致原则是指从意义层面上来解决主谓一致问题。意义一致原则是指从意义层面上来解决主谓一致问题。有时主语形式
7、是单数,但有时主语形式是单数,但表达复数意义表达复数意义,那么,那么谓语动词谓语动词要用要用复数复数形式;而有时主语形式是复数,但形式;而有时主语形式是复数,但表达单数意义表达单数意义,那么,那么谓语动词谓语动词要用要用单数单数形式。形式。Collective nouns are names for a collection or a number of people or things.What are collective nouns?集体名词表示由个体组成的集体,指一群人或某一事物的总集体名词表示由个体组成的集体,指一群人或某一事物的总称。称。集体名词作主语时谓语的单复数问题,可以归纳为
8、三类:集体名词作主语时谓语的单复数问题,可以归纳为三类:1.有的集体名词通常表示有的集体名词通常表示复数复数含义,作主语时含义,作主语时谓语常用复数谓语常用复数形形式,式,比如比如police,people,cattle等等。eg The police were after him.People are beginning to talk about her.Cattle feed on grass.2.有的有的集体名词集体名词通常只用作通常只用作不可数名不可数名词,表示词,表示单数单数意义,用作意义,用作主语时,谓语动词用主语时,谓语动词用单数单数形式,比如形式,比如clothing,bag
9、gage,poetry,luggage,furniture,machinery,scenery,jewellery,equipment等。等。eg Our clothing protects us against the cold.All their luggage was stolen.The furniture is convenient to move.All the machinery in the factory is made in China.3.有的集体名词作主语时,谓语动词可用单数形式,也可用复有的集体名词作主语时,谓语动词可用单数形式,也可用复数形式。若视为数形式。若视为整
10、体整体,谓语动词用,谓语动词用单数单数形式;强调集体中形式;强调集体中各各个成员个成员时,谓语动词用时,谓语动词用复数复数;比如;比如family,team,class,crowd,government,staff,club,committee,audience,public等。等。eg Her family is a large one.Her family are all tall.The team is the best in the league.The football team are having baths.【温馨提示温馨提示】在有些特定语境下,集体名词作主语时谓语动词用单数形
11、式、在有些特定语境下,集体名词作主语时谓语动词用单数形式、复数形式均复数形式均可。可。eg The audience was/were very excited by the show.The public has/have a right to know what is in the report.Correct any mistakes in these sentences or put a in the square brackets if they are correct.1 Government troop have put down the uprising.troop troop
12、s2 The police is after him.is are3 The military are well-organised and prepared to fight.4 All the machinery in this factory are made in the US.are is5 The soldiers uniform look very smart.uniform uniforms6 The group was sent to rescue the missing pilot.7 Politics are the study of the ways in which
13、countries are governed.第一个第一个are isComplete the film review with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.Saving Private Ryan is a film directed by Steven Spielberg.The two main characters are Captain John Miller,played by Tom Hanks,and Private James Ryan,played by Matt Damon.James Ryan is the four
14、th son in his family to be sent to fight in the Second World War.The enemy(1)_(kill)his three brothers.Their heart-broken mother receives the news about all her dead sons on the same day.The US Army(2)_(decide)to find Ryan and bring him home.A group of men are sent into the French countryside to try
15、 to find the fourth brother.The rescue team(3)_(be)led by Captain Miller,a hero and survivor of the Omaha Beach battle.killsdecidesisAt the beginning of the film,the audience(4)_(be)thrown into an incredible sequence of approximately 30 minutes,depicting the landings in Normandy.They see the full ho
16、rror of war,and the chaos and senseless waste of life.Saving Private Ryan is an unforgettable war film and,also,a story of courage and sacrifice.Its my favourite film and my family(5)_(love)watching it,too.The message of the film is simple we want peace;we dont want war.areloveWrite a short review o
17、f a film you have seen on the theme of war.Pay attention to subject-verb agreement.Sacrifice The Eight HundredThe Battle at Lake Changjin选择括号里正确的单词完成句子。选择括号里正确的单词完成句子。1.The team _(is/are)headed to the nationals since winning the state finals.2.My family,who _(do/does)not see me often,_(have/has)aske
18、d me home for Christmas.3.The committee _(has/have)asked for sandwiches for lunch.They have to leave early.is do have have4.An average family _(consist)of four people.5.The mock trial team _(was/were)happy with their presentations to the judge.6.The entire staff _(meet/meets)on Tuesday mornings to discuss customer complaints.7.Our staff _(work/works)hard to meet their goals and deadlines.consistswas/weremeetsworkWrite a short review of a film you have seen on the theme of war.Pay attention to subject-verb agreement when using the words like team,enemy,people,the public etc.
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