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Ø Сказуемое с подлежащим, выраженным одним из местоимений английского языка, – each, everyone, everything, nobody, someone, something, either, neither – ставится в единственное число:
Everybody lies. – Все лгут.
Someone wants to see you. – Кто-то хочет тебя видеть.
Neither of the restaurants is cheap. – Ни один из ресторанов не является недорогим.
Ø Если подлежащее выражено словами none/no, сказуемое зависит от существительного, которое следует за этими словами:
None of the students have finished the exam yet.
None of the counterfeit money has been found.
No example is relevant to this case.
No examples are relevant to this case.
Ø Согласование сказуемого с подлежащим в английском языке в случае с местоимением all в качестве подлежащего таково: all в значении «все» – сказуемое в единственном числе; all в значении «всё» – сказуемое во множественном числе:
All is mine. – Всё моё.
All are dancing. – Все танцуют.
Ø Подлежащее может быть выражено и местоимением both (оба). В этом случае сказуемое имеет форму множественного числа:
Both of us were very tired. – Мы оба устали.
Both these skirts are very nice. – Обе юбки красивы.
Ø Если подлежащим является английское вопросительное слово who/what, сказуемое будет в единственном числе:
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Who is absent today? – Кто сегодня отсутствует?
What belongs to you? – Что принадлежит тебе?
Exercise 13. Choose the correct variant.
1. Everybody in the room __________ looking for him
A was B were
2. Twenty-one students __________ present at the meeting.
A was B were
3. Tim looked upset and I asked him if everything _________ done well.
A was B were
4. You _________ the first to discover the mistake.
A was B were
5. Eric Dawson’s family _________ of six members
A consists B consist
6. Both Jack and Jill __________ going to take part in the competition.
A is B are
7. Neither Phil nor the other boys ________ the truth.
A know B knows
8. When I came to the Gregsons, the family _________ sitting at the table, eating.
A was B were
9. The woman as well as her children _________ in the park every day.
A walk B walks
10. William and his brother ________ to see their grandparents every weekend.
A comes B come
11. I cleaned the room yesterday and now everything _______ in order.
A is B are
12. I saw a few people who ________ playing golf.
A were B was
13. Do you know the name of the woman who ________ sitting near the window?
A is B are
14. Look at those flowers! What _______ happened to them?
A has B have
15. The girl as well as the boys _________learned to drive a car.
A have B has
