题目
Directions:This is an incomplete sentence and four choices marked A., B., C. and D.. Choose the best one of them to complete the sentence.The public ___ convinced of his innocence.A. isB. areC. wasD. were
Directions:
This is an incomplete sentence and four choices marked A., B., C. and D.. Choose the best one of them to complete the sentence.
The public ___ convinced of his innocence.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
题目解答
答案
A. is
解析
本题考查“the public”作主语时谓语动词的单单复数形式。解题的关键在于理解“the public”既可以表示整体概念,此时谓语动词用单数形式;也可以表示个体成员,此时谓语动词用复数形式。我们需要根据句子句子的语境来判断这里“the public”是整体概念还是个体成员概念。
- 对于句子 “The public ___ convinced of his innocence”,,这里表达的是公众这个整体被说服他是无辜的,强调的是公众这个整体的态度,所以“the public”应视为整体概念。
- 根据语法规则,当“the public”表示整体概念时,谓语动词要用单数形式。
- 选项分析:
- A:“is”是单数形式,符合“the public”作为整体时谓语动词的用法,该选项正确。
- B:“are”是复数形式,若用“are”则是将“the public”视为个体成员,不符合本句强调整体的语境,所以该选项错误。
- C:“was”是“is”的过去式,虽然也是单数形式,但句子中“convinced”是过去分词,并非过去式,这里不需要用过去式的谓语动词,所以该选项错误。
- D:“were”were是“are”的过去式,是复数形式,既不符合整体概念,也不需要用过去式,所以该选项错误。
综上,正确答案是A。