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1. 수의 일치
1) 주어와 동사가 멀리 떨어져 있는 경우
point) 주어 + (전치사 + 명사) + 동사(수일치)
to 동사
관계 대명사절(who~, which, that ~)
관계 부사절(where, when, why~, how~)
, 동격어구 ,
, ing ~ ,
, p.p ~ ,
ex) The people who live on the desert (move/moves) about a great deal.
The fact that everyone knows, eventually thought it isn't opened by
many non-government groups, (means/mean) justice.
2) 주격 관계대명사 뒤에 나오는 동사는 선행사에 수 일치
point) ~ 명사 + that/who/which + 동사 ~
ex) They are dealing with the toy that (is/are) like part of the family.
We know the man who (speak/speaks) English well.
3) 동명사/부정사가 주어인 경우 단수 취급
point) Ing ~
To ~
What ~ V(단수동사)
Whether ~
That ~
ex) Eating dinner with family also (helps/help) to improve regular eating
habit.
Waiting for a long time (has/have) been a mistake.
To analyze the data (is/are) the most import!ant mission.
What I should do (is/are) the first choice.
Whether he has a degree (is/are) very import!ant.
That human beings can think (is/are) another matter.
4) The number of + 단수 동사 A number of + 복수 동사
The + 형용사 = 형용사 + people + 복수 동사
ex) A number of listening tests (contain/contains) short statements in the
form of instructions or dictations.
The number of people who have visited these temples (is/are)
decreasing.
A number of students in our school (has/have) been to the new
amusement park.
The rich (is/are) not always happy.
5) 주어가 접속사로 연결된 경우 수 일치
point) A or B
either A or B
neither A nor B + 동사(B에 일치)
not A but B
not only A but also B(= B as well as A)
ex) Either the students or the teacher (has/have) your book.
(Do/Does) either the students or the teacher have your book?
Not only the mice but also the cat (wants/want) to live peacefully.
The mice as well as the cat (survives/survive) the accident.
6) 주어와 동사가 도치된 문장에서의 수 일치
point) 부정부사(never, little, hardly, scarcely + 동사(수일치) + 주어
seldom, not only, no sooner)
유도 부사 There
전치사구 (전치사 + 명사)
So + 형용사/부사
ex) Never (has/have) he seen a beautiful woman like Piona.
Little (does/do) he imagine that he will pass the exam.
There (is/are) some evidences that the suspect cannot escape.
Among the apples (was/were) the blue one thrown away.
So import!ant (is/are) the problems that we can't miss them.
<연습 문제>
1. Seldom (has/have) she seen such brutality.
2. There (is/are) a number of books to read.
3. Among the trees (is/are) the very special tree that I planted for myself.
4. So innocent (is/are) the man that everyone likes him.
7) 부분을 나타내는 것은 of 뒤에 쓰인 명사에 수 일치
point) some of
most of
the rest of + 복수 명사/단수 명사
half of
분수 of
percent of
ex) Half of Korean people (likes/like) the soap opera.
The rest of the apple (was/were) rotten.
The rest of the apples (was/were) rotten.
About three-fifths of the houses (is/are) reconstructed.
40 percent of the book (was/were) written by students.
<연습 문제>
1. Most of the men (was/were) injured in the accident.
2. 20 percent of the onion (was/were) used for appetizer.
3. One forth of the students (is/are) going to college.
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