與後接名詞或代詞保持一致
1)用half of, part of, most of, a portion of 等詞引起主語時,動詞通常與of後麪的名詞,代詞保持一致。 Most of his money is spent on books. Most of the students are taking an active part in sports.
2)在一些短語,如 many a 或 more than one 所脩飾的詞作主語時,謂語動詞多用單數形式。但由more than… of 作主語時,動詞應與其後的名詞或代詞保持一致。 Many a person has read the novel. 許多人都讀過這本書。 More than 60 percent of the students are from the city.百分之六十多的學生都來自這個城市。