Not every means is useful. Not all means are useful.
11. many a, more than one, one and a half与单数名词组成的短语, 谓语用单数。 Many a boy has seen it. 12. 书刊名、时间、距离、价格、度量衡等的复数名词作主语时, 谓语动词常用单数。 Thirty years is not a long time. Roots is a famous American novel.
13. 如果主语由“the + 形容词(或过去分词)”结构担任时,谓语通常用复数;这类词有: the brave, the poor, the rich, the blind, the young, the old, the sick, the dead等 The blind study in special school.
A large quantity of people is needed here. Quantities of food (nuts) were on the table. 练习：
1. But I know the government ________ his invention. A. think highly A. woman…writes A. have left …for A. are A. is A. have A. is waiting A. were sent A. are A. were A. has A. has A. is
B. speak high of B. women…writes B. has left…for B. had been B. was B. has
B. are waiting B. were send B. was B. was B. have B. have B. are
C. sing highly D. thinks highly of C. women…write C. have left …to C. were C. are C. were C. waits C. is sent C. is C. be C. has got C. is C. was
D. woman…write D. has left …to. D. is D. were. D. was. D. waited D. was send D. were D. is D. had got D. are D. were
2. She is the only one among the ________ writers who ________ stories for children. 3. The professor, together with his son, _________ Lanzhou _________ Beijing. 4. Nobody but Sam and John __________ in the laboratory. 5. My family _________ having supper when suddenly the bell rang. 6. The singer and dancer _________ come to our school. 7. A number of children _________ for the teacher to come now. 8. The wounded __________ to the hospital at once. 9. More than one person ________ late for class this morning. 10. The cattle _______ grazing on the grass. 11. The students each _____ a dictionary now. 12. Many a child _____ lost their parents.
13. Every desk and every chair _____ made of wood.