#我們一起學英語#
這一講，我們學習美國英語日常語法視聽說寫第38課，主謂一致，請觀看視頻，以獲得第一語感。
L:As you may know, subjects and verbs must agree in number.
K:If the subject is plural, its verb is plural as well.
You wouldn't say: "The dog are friendly." But, "The dog is friendly."
Because"dog" is singular, so the verb also needs to be singular.
L:This is what we call SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT. And in general it's not difficult.
K:But sometimes subjects are complex. And sometimes they are separated from their verbs.
These situations can make SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT even more difficult to understand.
L:Collective nouns, like committee, staff, family, crew, talk about multiple people,
but these nouns are grammatically singular in American English.
My family is here.
The staff is ready for the presentation.
K:Country names, even if they end with an –s are usually singular.
The Philippines is a beautiful country.
The Netherlands is known for tulips.
L:A compound subject is two or more individual nouns connected into a larger noun phrase.
K:When you have two or more subjects connected by "and" use a plural verb.
If singular subjects are connected with "or", then use a singular verb.
Just remember, SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT is the foundation of grammar.
最後就是背誦默寫，沒必要做到一詞不差，但你得積累用英語表達“主謂一致”這個話題，也就是這段話的要點，歸納如下：
1.As you may know, subjects and verbs must agree in number. If the subject is plural, its verb is plural as well. This is what we call SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT.
2.Collective nouns, like committee, staff, family, crew, talk about multiple people,but these nouns are grammatically singular in American English.
My family is here.
The staff is ready for the presentation.
3.Country names, even if they end with an –s are usually singular.
The Philippines is a beautiful country.
The Netherlands is known for tulips.
4.When you have two or more subjects connected by "and" use a plural verb.
If singular subjects are connected with "or", then use a singular verb.
美音語境，中文註釋。看視頻跟讀，聽語音記錄，背要點默寫，沒語境就這樣聽說讀寫！
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