[求助]prep1-46 有关主谓一致

maomao521

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The continental United States receives an average of 30 inches of precipitation a year; transpiration from soil and from plants returns approximately 21 of the 30 inches to the atmosphere, while the balance of 9 inches contributes to the flow of streams and rivers.

 

(A) transpiration from soil and from plants returns approximately 21 of the 30 inches to the atmosphere, while the balance of 9 inches contributes to the flow

(B) even though transpiration from soil and from plants returns approximately 21 of the 30 inches to the atmosphere, the remainder of 9 inches contribute to the flowing

(C) although transpiration from soil and from plants return approximately 21 of the 30 inches to the atmosphere, the balance of 9 inches contribute to the flowing

(D) with transpiration from soil and from plants to return approximately 21 inches to the atmosphere, the rest of the 9 inches contributes to the flow

(E) as transpiration from soil and from plants return approximately 21 of the 30 inches to the atmosphere, the rest of the 9 inches contribute to the flow

请问正确答案A里面用的为什么是单数谓语呢？inches不应该是复数么？

well4eva

因为the balance才是主语

maomao521

以下是引用well4eva在2008-3-28 20:09:00的发言：

因为the balance才是主语

也就是无论balance of后面跟单复数都用单数谓语是么？

remainder of也同样么？

jhtcherry

同问~

remainder of，rest of后也同样应该要用谓语单数是么？

soul86

part of/most of/all of/some of/the rest of 作主语时，谓语动词的数的形式由of 后的名词的单复数决定

vivian0331

借这道题能问问while的用法？每次做题遇到while准错。

AlienX

這個while是用來show contrast...

yinan

以下是引用soul86在2009/4/20 22:15:00的发言：
part of/most of/all of/some of/the rest of 作主语时，谓语动词的数的形式由of 后的名词的单复数决定

由这位gg的说法，岂不是本题后面用复数，不太明白

zhiyou1004

the rest（of）表示“剩余、其余”，其用法也有二：
a) of后面可接单数、复数及不可数名词，相应的谓语动词的单复数取决于of后面所跟的名词。
b) 如果the rest表示的是剩下的东西，则谓语动词用单数；如果表示的是其余的，特别指人时，其谓语动词应该用复数。

我在网站上看的，是高中语法点。

http://normanmo.bokee.com/1270090.html就是从这看的。

不知道大家怎么想哈。