请教一个单复数问题

viviansecret

请教一个问题，every thirty-two pupils做主语的话算单数还是复数？后面谓语动词应该用has还是have呢？

请NN指教！

sdcar2010

But have you seen a sentence starting with "Every pupils?" Or "Every people?"

"One out of every 32 pupils has" is okay

"Every 32 pupils has" is not. "Every 32 pupils have" might be Okay.

viviansecret

恩，对滴！！！同意楼上！！

andrewyin

单数 只要是 EVERY，EACH， NEITHER，EITHER开头 （并且 NEITHER，EITHER 单独出现） 的句子都是单数。。。
曼哈顿 语法讲的

viviansecret

Manhattan SC gives a right example: "Every dog and cat HAS paws." And the corresponding explanation is "You may think that the subjects of the second and third sentences are plural. (This example is the second one.) However, in each case, the subject is preceded by each or every. Therefore, the subject is considered singular." I still think that the "every 32 pupils" is a singular concept.

sdcar2010

刚在Manhattan 4th SC那本书上找到了答案，应该用单数。

原文讲解是“You have just learned that as the subject of a sentence, each or every requires a singular verb form. The same is true for any subject preceded by the word "each" or "every". ... Note that "each" following a subject has no bearing on the verb form”

-- by 会员 viviansecret (2010/12/29 12:48:13)

I believe what Manhattan talks about is for Each ONE, Each ONE of... or Every ONE of ..., or Every pupil, not Every 32 pupils.

viviansecret

刚在Manhattan 4th SC那本书上找到了答案，应该用单数。

原文讲解是“You have just learned that as the subject of a sentence, each or every requires a singular verb form. The same is true for any subject preceded by the word "each" or "every". ... Note that "each" following a subject has no bearing on the verb form”

viviansecret

自己顶一下，等待解答。。。

viviansecret

恩，对的，原句中“every thirty-two pupils”做主语的选项是错误选项。但是请问为什么它不能做主语呢？

谢谢NN指点！

sdcar2010

"every thirty-two pupils" itself cannot be an subject of a sentence.