“意義一致”是指,側重于依據(jù)實質意義使主謂保持一致。
1.形式雖為單數(shù)但意義為復數(shù)的名詞,謂語動詞用復數(shù)。
Cattle eat grass.牛吃草。
The police were called in.警察被召來了。
2.“the+形容詞(或過去分詞)” 指一類人時,謂語動詞用復數(shù)。
The injured were taken to hospital.受傷的人都送進了醫(yī)院。
The English do not drink much wine.英國人不喝很多酒。
3.形式為復數(shù)而意義上是單數(shù)的名詞謂語動詞用單數(shù)。
Mathematics is the language of science.數(shù)學是科學語言。
His Selected Poems was first published in 1965.他的《詩歌選集》最早是1965年出版的。