一、通常情况
在通常情况下,若there be只有一个主语,谓语的数则取决于该主语的数;若有几个主语并列,则通常是与靠近的主语保持一致。
如:
There is a book on the desk.
书桌上有一本书。
There were a lot of people waiting.
有许多人在等着。
There is a girl and two boys in the room.
房里有一个女孩和两个男孩。
但有时也可以与和两(几)个主语保持一致。
如:
There were one or two chaps there.
那儿有一两个人。
In addition to her, there were Mr. and Mrs Dalby.
除了她还有戴尔比夫妇。
二、特殊情况
但是,在非正式场合,there’s 往往可以用来代替复数形式there are 用于复数名词前。
如:
There’s lots of cars on the road these days.
如今路上有许多汽车。(摘自《朗文英语语法》)
There’s a man and a dog in our garden.
我们花园里有一个人和一只狗。(摘自《朗文英语语法》)
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