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Unit 1 Lights, camera, action!
Grammar and usage
Identifying
subject-verb agreement
in classic lines of films
Rules perception
1
Step
Subject-verb
agreement
the rule of notional
agreement
the rule of grammatical agreement
the rule of proximity agreement
The following are some classic lines.
The verb agrees with the noun after it.
The following are some classic lines. Pay attention to subject-verb agreement while appreciating them.
What lessons they learn is entirely up to them.
—Nanny McPhee
学到哪门课全都看他们自己的了。
——《魔法保姆麦克菲》
The subject is a subject clause, so the verb is singular.
The wise never marry, and when they marry they become otherwise.
—Garfield
聪明人都是未婚，结婚的人很难再聪明起来。
——《加菲猫》
The subject is “the + adj.”, so the verb is plural.
Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are gonna get.
—Forrest Gump
人生就如同一盒巧克力，你永远无法知道下一粒是什么味道。
——《阿甘正传》
The subject is an uncountable noun, so the verb is singular.
The subject is each of us, so the verb is singular.
Each of us is a better person because of you.
—Mr. Holland’s Opus
因为您，我们每个人得以健康地长大。
——《生命因你动听》
Being brave doesn’t mean you go looking for trouble.
—The Lion King
勇敢并不代表你要到处闯祸。
——《狮子王》
The subject is a gerund, so the verb is singular.
The subjects are plural nouns, so the verbs are plural.
Some birds are not meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright.
—The Shawshank Redemption
有些鸟儿是注定不会被关在牢笼里的。它
们的每一片羽毛都闪耀着自由的光辉。
——《肖申克的救赎》
The sentence pattern is there be, so the verb agrees with the noun closest to it and is singular.
There is no mountain too great.
—The Lion King
没有征服不了的高山。
——《狮子王》
There are no accidents.
—Kung Fu Panda
世间无巧合。
——《功夫熊猫》
The sentence pattern is there be, so the verb agrees with the noun closest to it and is plural.
Rules consolidation
2
Step
Some people _______ (says/say) that looking
back pain past _______ (is/are) pleasure. (Jane Eyre)
The brave _______ (is/are) fearless, and the strong
_______ (is/are) invincible. (Operation Red Sea)
Appreciate more classic lines and choose the correct forms of the words in the brackets.
Nothing just _______ (happens/happen). It _______
(is/are) all part of a plan. (Forrest Gump)
You are no different than anybody else _______ (is/are).
(Forrest Gump)
The very things that _______ (holds/hold) you down
_______ (is/are) going to lift you up. (Dumbo)
It is our choices that _______ (shows/show) what
we truly are, far more than our abilities. (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
The flower that ________ (blooms/bloom) in adversity
_______ (is/are) the most rare and beautiful of all. (Mulan)
There ________ (is/are) a right and a wrong in the
universe, and the distinction is not hard to make. (Superman)
There ________ (are/is) no place like home. (The
Wizard of Oz)
There ________ (are/is) other forces at work in this
world besides the will of evil. (The Lord of the Rings)
Rules application
3
Step
Read the following paragraph from Coach Carter and fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the brackets.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most _________ (frighten) us. We ask ourselves, “Who _________ (be) I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous ” Actually, who are you not to be
Your playing small _________ (do) not serve the world. There _________ (be) nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically _________ (liberate) others.
frightens
am
does
liberates
is
When we are enjoying a film, the exciting plot, along with beautiful music, is always what we are interested in. Some of the lines are able to bring us much inspiration. Either you or others are expected to learn something from them.
Task
Pick out a line that impresses you most and write down the reasons. Pay attention to subject-verb agreement.

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