謂語(yǔ)用單數(shù)的情況

謂語(yǔ)需用單數(shù)的部分情況：

1) 代詞each和由every, some, no, any等構(gòu)成的復(fù)合代詞作主語(yǔ),或主語(yǔ)中含有each, every, 謂語(yǔ)需用單數(shù).例如：

Each of us has a tape-recorder. There is something wrong with my watch.

2) 當(dāng)主語(yǔ) 是一本書(shū)或一條格言時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞常用 單數(shù).例如：

The Arabian Night is a book known to lovers of English.

< The Arabian Night >是英語(yǔ)愛(ài)好者熟悉的一本好書(shū).

3) 表示金錢,時(shí)間.距離.價(jià)格或度量衡的復(fù)合名詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí),通常把這些名詞看作一個(gè)整體,謂語(yǔ)一般用單數(shù).(用復(fù)數(shù)也可,意思不變.) 例如：

Three weeks was allowed for making the necessary preparations. Ten yuan is enough.