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1、There are a clock andtwo maps on the wall.(误) There is a clock andtwo maps on the wall.(正) 析:本句主语“a clockand two maps”虽为复数,但由于靠近谓语的a clock是单数,故用there is,这就是英语中的靠近原则。 2、Somebody areknocking at the door.(误) Somebody is knocking atthe door.(正) 析:复合不定代词作主语时,谓语用单数。如: Something is wrong withyour bike. 3、Kate likes swimmingwhen she was young.(误)
1. There are a clock and two maps on the wall. (正) There is a clock and two maps on the wall. (正) Analysis: Although the subject of the sentence “a clock and two maps” is plural, it is close to the predicate a clock Is singular, so use there is, this is the principle of proximity in English. 2, Somebody is knocking at the door. (False) Somebody is knocking at the door. (Positive) Analysis: When the compound indefinite pronoun is the subject, the predicate is singular. Such as: Something is wrong withyour bike. 3, Kate likes swimmingwhen she was young.