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写作教程unit答案

●PartAGRAMMAR

Subject-VerbAgreement

Subject-verbagreementisaverycomplicatedissueanditisnotourintentiontocoverallthegroundinthisunit.Whatweattempttodohereistobringstudents'attentiontosomepointsparticularlytrickyandletthemlearnbypractice.Themethodweuseinthegrammarsectionofthisbookisthediscoveryapproach--toletstudentsfindouttheirownanswers.Wehopethiscanraisestudents'interestinlearninggrammarandsharpentheirinductiveskills.

Thequestionofsubject-verbagreementisverycomplicated.Generallyspeaking,therearethreebasicprinciples:

grammaticalagreement,notionalagreement,andtheprincipleofproximity.Inhisunit,wearegoingtoapproachthisissueinfourcontexts:

Whenthesubjectiscompound

ReferencefortheClassroomActivities

Summary:

1.Acompoundsubjectwithandtakesapluralverbinmostcases,butwhenitexpressesasingularmeaningorwheneachofthesingularsubjectsisconsideredindividually,ittakesasingularverb.

2.Afteracompoundsubjectwithor,nor,either…or,neither…nor,not…but,theverbagreesinnumberandpersonwiththenearerpartofthesubject.

3.Interveningphrasesorclausesnotintroducedbycoordinatingconjunctionsdonotaffectthenumberofaverb.Suchphrasesarenormallyintroducedbyprepositionsorprepositionalphrasessuchaswellas,asmuchas,ratherthan,alongwithinadditionto,togetherwith,with,plus,andincluding.

Whenthesubjectexpressesquantity

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Allthesentencesarecorrect.

Summary:

1.Nominalphrasesoftime,money,weightandmeasurementnormallytakeasingularverb.

2.Somewordsorphrases,suchasall,most,half,thelast,therest,takeasingularorpluralverb,dependingonthemeaningofthenounorpronounthatfollows.

3.Phraseslikelotsof,heapsof,loadsoftakesingularorpluralverbsdependingontheformofthenounsthatfollow.

4.Insentenceswithmorethanoneormanyamodifyingthesubjectnouns,theverbshouldtakeasingularformthoughitispluralinmeaning.

Whenthesubjectisarelativepronoun,awhat-clause,orinthethere-bestructure

ReferencefortheClassroomActivities

1）.Hewasoneofthecandidateswhowereabletocarryouttheircampaignpledges.

Hewastheonlyoneofthecandidateswhowasabletocarryouthiscampaignpledges

2）.Whathewantsisjustalittlelovefromhisfosterparents.

Whatonethinksandsaysarenotalwaysthesame.

3）.Thereisacherrytreeandseveralorchidflowersinthegarden.

Therearehundredsofapplicantsonthewaitinglistforthejob.

Summary:

1.Afterarelativepronoun（who,which,that）,theverbhasthesamepersonandnumberastheantecedent.（InthesecondsentenceinPaira,theantecedentistheonlyone,notthecandidates.）

2.Afterawhat-clause,theverbisusuallysingular,.Butifthewhat-clauseisinacompoundstructurepluralinmeaning,theverbisinpluralform.

3.Inthethere-bestructure,theverbissingularorpluraldependingonthenumberofthesubject.Thesingularthereismaybeusedtointroduceacompoundsubjectwhenthefirstnounornominalphraseissingular.

Others

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1）.Nobodyintownadmitsseeinghim.

2）.Doesanyonewanttogowithme?

3）.Areanyofyougoingtotheexhibition?

4）.Noneworks/worksohardashedoes.

5）.Booksareherchiefsourceofenjoyment.

6）.Theonethingyoumustbereadyforistheirattemptstobreakupthemeeting

7）.Thejuryisfinallycomplete.

8）.ThejuryweredividedintheirOpinions.

9）.NewYorkTimesishisbible.

10）.Semanticsisthestudyofmeanings.

Summary:

1.Indefinitepronounssuchasanybody,anyone,each,everybody,nobody,noone,andsomebodygenerallyrequireasingularverb.

2.Thepronounsanyandnonetakeeithersingularorpluralverbs.

3.Thecomplementoftheverbbedoesnotaffectitsnumber.

4.Acollectivenountakesasingularverbwhentheclassitnamesisthoughtofasaunit,butapluralverbwhenthemembersoftheclassarethoughtofasindividuals.

5.Titlesofbooks,magazines,movies,newspapers,plays,andtheliketakeasingularverb.

6.Certainnounswhicharepluralinformbutsingularinmeaninggenerallytakeasingularverb.Someofthesearephysics,mechanics,news,statistics,andwhereabouts.

●PartBKeystotheFOLLOW-UPEXERCISES

1.1）.Thelittleboywaschicken-hearted.

2）.Thatstatesmanisarespectablefigureinthepoliticalarena.

3）.Wesatdownbytheoaktree,enjoyingthebreezecomingfromthelake

4）.Weneedtodrinkthemilkbeforeitsours.

5）.Thechildhaddifficultyfindinghiswaytoschool.

6）Theyoungwomanreceivedalotofflowersandgifts.

7）.MyfatherdrewbackthecurtainalittlelestIseehim.

8）.Ouruniversitycanaccommodate4,000students.

9）.Socialcustomsvarygreatlyfromcountrytocountry.

2.Thewriter'sattitudechangesfromnegativetopositiveineachpairofsentences

3.

（1）experienced

（2）elapsed

（3）attempting（4）with

（5）takeup（6）made

（7）endeavor（8）true

4.1）.Thestateattorneysaidthatthemanwouldbeprosecuted.

2）.Wesupposethatarefereeshouldbedisinterestedbutnotuninterested

3）.TonycanhitaballfartherthanIcan.

4）.Wemustpursuethismatterfurther.

5）.Theprinciplesbehindourconstitutionareaprincipalreasonforitsastoundingsuccess.

6）.Al1thebandinstrumentsexceptthetubawillbecarriedtotheauditoriumforthemusiccontest.

7）.Thefederalgovernmentcomprisesthelegislative,judicial,andexecutivebranches

8）.Thewholeregionwasstruckbyaneconomicdisaster.

9）.（correct）

10）.Hewasawakedtotherisk.

5.MysisterLuluacceptedascholarshiptostudyintheUK.ShehaddoneverywellinschoolandtheprincipalthoughtthatlivingwithaBritishfamilywouldteachheralot.Mothersaidshewouldlethergoifsheboughtaboxofstationeryandpromisedtowritehomeeveryweek.Shesaidthatshewouldliveuptoherpromiseandshealwaysdoesprettywellinlivinguptoherprinciples.SoonaftershearrivedintheUK.,sheadaptedtohernewenvironment.Hernewlifedidnotaffectheragreatdeal.Sheknewthatasastudentshehadtobeeconomicalandshewasnotself-consciousofherpoorclothingandstrangeaccent.Thesewerethethingsshewasuninterestedin;whatfascinatedherinsteadwastheculturaldifferencesbetweenthetwocountries.Shefoundpeopletherelikedtopaycomplimentsandweremorecreduloustowhatshesaid.Ofcourse,sheneverliedtothemabouthermotherland.Thoughsheexperiencedculturalshockscontinually,shedevelopedafairattitudetowardstheotherculture.Intheproceedingyears,shesettleddownintheUK.andbecameapersonwithanalternativeculturalidentity.

6.1）.SixtyhoursistheamountofworktimeIcontractedfor.

2）.Thejuryisexpectedtoreachitsdecisionveryquickly.

3）.Eachofthecandidatesforthepositionhasexceptionallyhighqualifications.

4）.Everyboyandgirlinthesixthgradewas/iseagertowinthecontest.

5）.CornbreadandmilkisapopularbreakfastintheruralSouth.

6）.Theinstructoraswellasthestudentswasatfault.

7）.Heisoneofthestudentswhoplantoattendthespeechcontest.

8）.Thejuryaretobeisolatedinindividualhotelroomseachnightduringthetrial

9）.Samsprawledinthechairandknockedoveroneofthelampswhichwereondisplay

10）.Thesymptomsofmercurypoisoningvarywitheachindividualcase.

11）.Hebelievesthatathleticsimprovesschoolmorale.

12）.Upgoesthestarter'sgun,andeachoftherunnersbecomestense.

13）.EitherTheTimesorTheTribuneisareliablesourceofnews.

14）.Thefirstthingthatcatchesyoureyeistheheadlines.

15）.Sheisoneofthewomenwhohavemadethiscountrywhatitis.

7.Asawaytowinduptheunit,askstudentstowriteanoteforeachofthesituations.Thiscanbedoneashomework.

●PartCComplementaryofNotes

（12）NotesofSuggestion

Belowisanexampleofanoteofsuggestion

DateDear____,Youhaveaskedmeformyadvicewithregardto_________,andIwilltrytomakesomeconstructivesuggestions.Ithinkitwouldbebetterif______.…Idohopeyoucantakemysuggestionintoconsideration.Yoursincerely,Name

●PartDAssignmentforthisweek

Assignment:

Thequestion7ofPage27inyourtextbook.

Pleasefinishbothofquestionsandhandinnexttime.