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问题: more than one student作主语时,谓语动词为什么用单数?

意思是“不只一个学生”啊~
有人说是"临近原则",可是我查了,好象没有这种情况的啊~?

解答:

语法就是这么规定的:
由more than one (或more than one + 单数名词),many a + 单数名词作主语,谓语动词要用单数形式。例如:

1)More than one student has passed the examination.

2)Many a boy learns to swim before he can read.

注:如果more than后面是复数名词,则谓语动词要用复数。

more + 复名+ than one "接复数谓语。e.g.

②More students than one have been there . 不止一个学生去过那儿。

参考文献:薄冰实用英语语法详解连载之二十《一致关系》