Subject-Verb Agreement (Countable, Uncountable & Gerunds)?

WONG

2018-08-06 12:20 pm

Choose the most suitable answer in the bracket for each of the following :

--> Both mathematics and physics ( is / are ) required for admission to the course.

這一條由 "and" 連接 2 個不可數名詞 "mathematics" 及 "physics" ，

應該用單數定系複數動詞？謝謝！

回答 (1)

Simon

2018-08-06 1:17 pm

✔ 最佳答案

Both 當代名詞或行容詞意思都是兩個，因此只要看到both開始的句子，代表主詞為複數，動詞自然也當用複數型，因both 的字意就是兩個都是(且通常不用於否定型的句子)，both 接名詞時，不是名詞是複數就是有兩個名詞(至名詞為可數或不可數，不重要，重點是有兩個)
Both mathematics and physics are required for admission to the course.
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