题目
4. Henry said that either his father or his uncle ___ to attend the class meeting.A. are goingB. was goingC. were going
4. Henry said that either his father or his uncle ___ to attend the class meeting.
A. are going
B. was going
C. were going
题目解答
答案
B. was going
解析
本题主要考查“either...or...”结构中谓语动词的就近原则以及主从句时态的一致性。
- 确定从句时态:
- 主句“Henry said”使用了一般过去时,根据主从句时态一致的原则,从句也应该使用过去时态。
- 运用就近原则确定谓语动词形式:
- “either...or...”连接两个主语时,谓语动词要遵循就近原则,即与靠近它的主语保持一致。
- 在“either his father or his uncle”中,靠近谓语动词的主语是“his uncle”,为第三人称单数。
- 所以谓语动词要用单数形式。“be going to”结构表示将来打算做某事,在过去时态中,“be”动词的单数形式是“was”,因此这里应该用“was going”。
- 选项A“are going”是一般现在时的复数形式,不符合从句时态要求;选项C“were going”是过去时的复数形式,不符合就近原则中单数主语的要求。