在高考的改错中经常出现有关“主谓一致”的知识。例如：
1．Bill ____ is standing at the side of the car talking to two men who was helping him to repair it． was->were
（MET91）
2．There are branch library in many villages．librarylibraries
3．Anyone may borrow books，and it cost nothing to borrow them．cost costs（NMET94）
4．They∧eager to know everything about China．were（NMET96）
5．I was often a little tired after a day's work and watch TV demands very little effort．watchwatching（NMET99）
在写作文时，同学们写出主谓不一致的错误句子也最多。例如：
1．Last night Mr．and Mrs．Smith was in the theatre．（was应改为were）
2．As everyone knows，short-sighted-
ness cause many inconveniences．（cause应改为causes）
3．Doing eye exercises are an effec- tive way to improve eyesight．（are应改为 is）
巩固练习：选择正确答案。
1．The Winter Olympics（are，is）usually held two years before the summer Olympics．
2．Too many cooks（mean，means）it is not a good idea to have a lot of people doing the same thing．
3．All work and no play（makes， make）Jack a dull boy．
4．A Tale of Two Cities（were，was） written by Charles Dickens．
5．“Many hands make light work”（are，is）a well-known saying．
6．The old couple have been married for 40years and never once（have，has） they quarreled with each other．
7．A GREat variety of flowers（was， were）shown there．
8．Three million tons of coal（were， was）exported that year．
9．Class 3（is，are）unable to aGREe upon the proposal．
10．Between the two buildings（stand，stands）a monument．
11．The crowd（were，was）running for their lives．
12．A pair of shoes（were，was）on the desk．
13．This glass works（was，were）set up in 1980．
14．Walking and running（is，are） good exercises．
15．One and a half bananas（are，is） left on the table．
16．A singer and dancer（was，were） at the party．
17．Those who（want，wants）to go should sign your names here．
18．All that should be done（have， has）been done．
参考答案： 1．are 2．means 3．makes 4．was 5．is 6．have 7．were
8．were 9．are 10．stands 11．were 12．was 13．was 14．are 15．are
16．was 17．want 18．has
