一、“主语+介词短语等”作主语
在“X +(with, together with, along with, as well as, but, except, besides, like, including, rather than, more than, no less than)+Y”结构中,谓语动词的单复数与之B一致。如:
1. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, ________ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck. (北京卷)
A. was B. were
C. had been D. would be
【分析】答案选A。由语境判断谓语动词用过去进行时,且与the teacher一致。
2. All the employees except the manager ________ to work online at home. ( 广东卷)
A. encourages B. encourage
C. is encouraged D. are encouraged
【分析】答案选D。谓语要与all the employees一致,排除A和C;又因all the employees与encourage是被动关系,排除B。
3. No one in the department but Tom and I ________ that the director is going to resign. ( 上海春)
A. knows B. know
C. have known D. am to know
【分析】答案选A。谓语动词与主语No one一致,用第三人称单数形式。
4. E-mail, as well as telephones, ________ an important part in daily communication. (上海卷)
A. is playing B. have played
C. are playing D. play
【分析】答案选A。谓语动词与E-mail一致,用单数形式。
5. A library with five thousand books ________ to the nation as a gift. (全国卷)
A. is offered B. has offered
C. are offered D. have offered
【分析】答案选A。谓语动词与A library一致,又是被动语态,所以选A。