donator,donor,contributor的分別

donator, donor 和 contributor 在英英字典上,原則上是3個近義詞

如果要仔細分辯

contributor means a person who give gift or payment to a common fund or collection

例如義賣,或者任何蒐集物品者,所以比較廣義,甚至貢獻idea的人都算數
甚至giver,presenter,donor都可以相通
donator首重慈善事業.

donator(AmE)美國英語中反而指的是幫助機器運作的裝置

Subject-Verb Agreement

Exercise:

Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb.

1. Helen is 16 years old, and she _________ (want) to be a doctor.

2. Three criminals _________ (be) caught by the police last night.

3. Peterson and his wife _________ (own) a Chinese restaurant, and they have spent lots of money on it.

4. Tim’s glasses _________ (be) broken when he fell out of a tree.

5. Vegetables _________ (be) good for your health.

6. My family _________ (be) large.

7. ________ (do) any bus go to the airport?

8. Nobody ________ (know) anything about the poet’s life.

9. It’s raining. Give Joyce an umbrella if there ________ (be) one left.

10. The teacher thinks none of the students ________ (study) hard enough.

11. Both of Dale’s sisters ________ (be) interested in acting when they were young.

12. Most of the students in this class ________ (wear) glasses.

13. All of the shirts in the store ________ (be) too small for Gina.

14. One of Mrs. Wang’s children ________ (be) sick yesterday.

15. Some of the workers ________ (live) in the city, but the others ________ (do) not.

16. Dessert, as well as soft drinks, _______ (be) given to children who took part in the summer camp.

17. Either Nicole or her parents _______ (be) going to Hawaii next month.

18. Not only Amy but also her classmates _______ (be) going out for a picnic.

19. Trick-or-treating, along with putting out jack-o’-lanterns, _______ (have) become traditional Halloween activities.

20. Neither the teacher nor the students _______ (be) excited about doing the experiment.

21. Two times eight ________ (be) sixteen.

22. Five minutes ________ (be) what I need for a short break.

23. Five dollars ________ (be) all that I have.

24. Fried chicken ________ (be) my favorite when I was little.

25. The blind ________ (do) not usually have better hearing than those who can see.

Subject-Verb Agreement: 轉自三民版課本

1. All singular (單數) subjects, except for “I” and “you,” take a singular verb, while plural (複數) subjects always take plural verbs.

Examples:

· Jerry wakes up at 6:30 every morning.

· Jerry’s parents wake up at 7:00 every morning.

2. Collective nouns (集合名詞) are used to name groups. When the subject of a sentence is a collective noun, the sentence can have a singular or plural verb. For example, when a collective noun is thought of as a group, then the subject takes a singular verb. On the other hand, when a collective noun is thought of as the group’s members (成員), the subject takes a plural verb. “People,” “class,” “family,” “group,” and “team” are some common collective nouns.

Examples:

· My family decides to take Grandma out for dinner.

· The Wang family have different plans for the weekend.

3. Some nouns, such as “clothes,” “goods,” and “jeans,” are always plural in form and take only a plural verb. Other nouns, like “glasses” or pants, also have only a plural form and take only a plural verb, because they stand for the objects (物品) that are made of two same things joined together.

Examples:

· The clothes in this shop are not very expensive.

· The pants were dirty and needed to be washed.

4. Some nouns, like “police” or “children,” are plural nouns. They take a plural verb.

Examples:

· The police promise that they will find the killer soon.

· The children always become very excited when they receive their birthday gifts.

Subject-Verb Agreement: Part II

An indefinite pronoun (不定代名詞) is a pronoun that is used to refer in a general (概括性的) way to a person or thing. Indefinite pronouns have singular and plural forms. A singular indefinite pronoun goes with a singular verb, while a plural indefinite pronoun takes a plural verb.

1. Singular indefinite pronouns:

none, any, either, neither, each, (a) little, much, one, other, another, someone, somebody, something, anyone, anybody, anything, everyone, everybody, everything, nobody, nothing

Examples:

· Each of the students was given an English name.

· Eddie and Amy are smart, but neither of them is able to answer the question.

· Michelle is always afraid that nobody likes her.

2. Plural indefinite pronouns:

both, (a) few, many, (the) others, several

Examples:

· Both of the dishes taste delicious.

· Some TV programs are interesting, while others are boring.

· A few of the students are sitting in the classroom; the others are going out to play basketball.

3. indefinite pronouns that can be singular or plural:

all most some	of	Determiner (the/my/these . . .)	N(P) (uncountable) → singular verb
			N(P) (countable) → plural verb

Examples:

· All of the money was spent on books.

· All of the students were in the classroom.

· Some of the food was eaten.

Subject-Verb Agreement: Part III

1. When the subjects of a sentence are joined by “or,” “either . . . or . . . ,” “neither . . . nor . . . ,” or “not only . . . but also . . . ,” the verb(s) should agree with the subject that is closest to the verb(s).

Examples:

· You or John have has to wash the dishes.

· Either the teacher or the students are going to the party.

· Neither the students nor the teacher are is cleaning the classroom.

· Not only John but also his brothers are playing for the national basketball team.

2. Phrases such as “together with . . . ,” “as well as . . . ,”and “along with . . .” do not join the subject. The words that follow these phrases are used to modify (修飾) the subject, so the verb should agree with the subject.

Examples:

· The students, as well as their teacher, is are waiting for the vacation with excitement.

· Christina, together with her two sisters, are is going to visit the exhibition.

Subject-Verb Agreement: Part IV

1. Some words might seem to be plural, but, in fact, they are singular.

Examples:

· The United States is one of the most powerful countries in the world.

· The news that three men were killed in one night really scares me.

· Mathematics is the subject that I am interested in.

· Measles (痲疹) is common among very young children.

2. Time, money, distance(s) (距離), and calculation(s) are taken as a whole (整體) and usually go with singular verbs.

Examples:

· Ten minutes is not enough for Jacob to finish his breakfast.

· Five hundred dollars is the price of the book.

· Ten thousand feet is a long way.

3. Phrases, like “the rich” or “the poor,” refer to a group of people and take plural verbs.

Examples:

· The rich are not always happy.

· The young today know how to use computers.

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