one out of ten, one out of five, one in ten, one in every twenty, one in a hundred等这类东西作主语时,谓语动词是与one保持一致用单数?还是跟后面一个较大的数字保持一致用复数?比如:
One in ten children in the village ______ no chance to go to school.
A. have B. has
请问该选复数have还是选单数has?谢谢!
陈老师:
对于表示比率的one out of ten, one out of five, one in ten, one in every twenty, one in a hundred 等,如果是用作主语,从理论上说,谓语应用单数,因为句子的实际主语是one,但实际上也可以用复数(因为从意义来考虑,若10个当中有1个,就意味着100个当中有10个)。如:
▲用单数的例句:
One man in five was unemployed. 每五人中有一人失业。(《柯林斯英语语法系列——介词》)
One family in ten owns a dishwasher. 每十个家庭就有一家拥有洗碗机。(夸克氏《英语语法大全》)
▲用复数的例句:
Nationwide, one in five adults are illiterate. 就全国范围而言,五个成年人中有一个是文盲。(《张道真英语语法》)
About one in every 20 people have clinical depression. 大约每20个人中有1个患有临床抑郁症。(《柯林斯Cobuild高阶英汉双解学习词典》)
黎老师:
one out of ten, one out of five, one in ten, one in every twenty, one in a hundred等这类东西作主语时,谓语动词是应该与one保持一致用单数。例如:
Only one person out of twenty is a farmer. 20个人中只有一个人是农民。
One out of every three persons makes his living from industry. 每3人中就有1人靠工业维生。
Four out of five families in the United States carry some form of life insurance. 美国4/5的家庭都参与某种形式的人寿保险。
——《张道真高级英语词典》p.1025
张老师:
1. 用单数;
2. 选择 B(has);
3. one in ten: 十分之一。