1、Unit 3Period 2Grammar课 堂 学 习Subject-verb agreement(1)1Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.a Your enemy is well trained,well equipped and battle-hardened.b The enemy were hiding,ready to attack the Allied soldiers.c.people were coming together for memorial ceremoni
2、es.1 In which sentence does the word“enemy”refer to different members?Is it followed by a singular verb or plural verb?2 In which sentence does the word“enemy”refer to a single unit?Is it followed by a singular verb or plural verb?Do you know any other similar nouns?3 Is the word“people”usually foll
3、owed by a singular verb or plural verb?Do you know any other similar nouns?In sentence(b),the word“enemy”refers to different members.It is followed by a plural verb.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
4、,government,etc.The word“people”is usually followed by a plural verb.Other similar nouns are police,cattle,etc.Now look for more sentences following this rule in the reading passage,and summarise the use of subject-verb agreement in your own words.1.But along the south coast of England,something unu
5、sual was happening;Allied troops made up mainly of British,Canadian and American soldiers were gathering in large numbers.2.The Allied forces then prepared to enter Germany,where they would meet up with the Soviet military moving in from the east.【语法讲解】【语法讲解】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。集体名词作主语时谓语的单复
6、数问题，可以归纳为以下三类：1）有的集体名词通常表示复数含义，作主语时谓语通常用复数形式，比如police，people，cattle等。e.g.The police are searching for a tall dark man with a beard.警察正在搜寻一个留着胡子、皮肤黝黑的高个子男人。People are beginning to talk about her.人们开始谈论她。Cattle feed on grass.牛以草为食。2）有的集体名词通常只用作不可数名词，表示单数意义，用作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式，比如clothing，poetry，luggage，fur
7、niture，machinery，scenery，jewellery，equipment等。e.g.Our clothing protects us against the cold.我们的衣服可以御寒。All their luggage was stolen.他们所有的行李都被偷了。The furniture is convenient to move.这家具搬起来很方便。The scenery of this mountain area is beautiful,which has attracted many tourists.这个山区的风景很美，吸引了许多游客。3）有的集体名词作主语时
8、，谓语动词可用单数形式，也可用复数形式。若视为整体，谓语动词用单数形式；强调集体中的各个成员时，谓语动词用复数形式，比如family，team，class，crowd，government，club，committee，audience，public等。e.g.Her family is a large one.她的家庭是一个大家族。Her family are all tall.她的家人都很高。The team is the best in the league.这个队是联赛中最好的。The football team are having baths.足球队队员们正在洗澡。在有些特定语境下
9、，集体名词作主语时谓语动词用单数形式、复数形式均可。e.g.The audience was(were)very excited by the show.观众对演出甚感激动 The public has(have)a right to know what is in the report.公众有权知道这篇报告的内容。1 Government troop have put down the uprising.2 The police is after him 3 The military are well-organised and prepared to fight.4 All the mac
10、hinery in this factory are made in the US.5 The soldiers uniform look very smart.6 The group was sent to rescue the missing pilot.7 Politics are the study of the ways in which countries are governed.2Correct any mistakes in these sentences or put a in the square brackets if they are correct.are isun
11、iforms is troops3Complete the film review with the correct form of the verbs in the 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 fourth son in his
12、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 to find the fou
13、rth brother.The rescue team 3_(be)led by Captain Miller,a hero and survivor of the Omaha Beach battle.killsdecidesis At 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 horror of war,and t
14、he 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.arelove4Write a short review of a film you have seen on the theme of war.Pay attention to subject-verb agreement.课堂总结课堂总结1.Talk about the use of subject-verb agreement.2.Make some sentences with subject-verb agreement.
