uObject complement
uEither… or and neither… nor
u Subject-verb agreement
Teaching Points:
How to use the object complement / either… or / neither… nor / subject-verb agreement in different situations. The key point is to help students guess the exact usage from the context.
Teaching Methods:
1. Inductive method
2. Comparative method
3. Communicative approach
Teaching Aids:
1. A multimedia
2. A blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Object complement
1). Situation one
------ Did you find anything special when you went to the classroom?
------ No, I didn’t.
------ You found the door open, didn’t you?
------ Oh, yes. But I found nobody in the classroom.
2). Position
V. + Object + object complement
eg: The inspector shot the drug-dealer dead.
(= The drug-dealer was shot dead by the inspector.)
3). Situation two
------ What do you think about her performance?
------ We consider that her performance is a big success.
( We consider her performance a big success. )
------ What do people think about dogs?
------ People believe that dogs are honest.
( People believe dogs to be honest. )
4). Usage
An object complement , which gives information about the object, can be a noun, a noun phrase, an adjective, a to-infinitive, a bare infinitive, or a prepositional phrase.
5). More examples with an object complement
(1) We made him chairman of our Students’ Union.
(2) I find the novel interesting and amusing.
(3) Please keep the cat out.
(4) I am often kept at home all day long on Sunday.
6) More practice with an object complement
Show the students two pictures and fill in the blanks.
------What do you think about Harry Potter?
------I find it ________________________. (very interesting / an interesting book)
------What happened to the man?
------The man was kept _________. (in prison / jail)
7). Find out similar examples with an object complement from the reading passage.
(1)Unfortunately, all the people were buried alive, and so was the city!
(2)Sven found the remains of buildings buried under the sand, together with a lot of treasures.
(3)We found the ruins most interesting.
Step 2 either… or / neither… nor
1). Situation one
------ I have got one ticket for Liu Xiang’s 110m hurdle race to be held in Nanjing.
Either you or your desk-mate can have it.
------ Is it on Saturday or on Sunday?
------ It is on next Monday.
------ Oh, what a pity. I am afraid neither I nor my desk-mate can enjoy it.
2). Situation two
------ Which language can I use to write the speech? ( English / Chinese )
------ You can write the speech either in English or in Chinese.
3). Situation three
------ It is neither your fault nor mine. It’s your friend Jack’s fault.
------ Whose fault is it? ( yours / mine )
4). Situation four
------Which one can I take, Sir?
------I am afraid, you can take _______________. (neither the gun nor the cigar)
5). Situation five
------Where can I stay on Saturday afternoon, Sir?
------You can stay ______ in the classroom _____ in the dormitory. ( either … or)
Step 3 subject-verb agreement
Grammar rules
Read the 6 points on Page 10, find out the usages of subject-verb agreement.
Step 4 Practice
Part A Fill in the blanks using the correct forms:
l Exercise one: Fill in the blanks with the right form of the given verbs:
l 1.The people’s republic of China _____(be) founded in 1949.
l 2.The food they offered on the plane ______(be) delicious.
l The verb should be singular if the subject is a singular noun or an uncountable noun.
l 3.Two hours_____(be) not enough for so much homework.
l 4.Twenty thousand dollars_____(be) a large amount of money to me.
l The verb should be singular if the subject is a phrase of measurement, money a title, a name or distance.
l All of us _____ __ ( attend) the lecture about Pompeii .
l Most of the lecture ______(be) about how the ancient city was discovered.
l I spent only 30 yuan buying books and the rest of money_______(be) spent on my food.
l When the subject is all of/ some of /half of+noun/pronoun, the verb agrees with the noun and pronoun.
l An expert with some assistants_____ (be) sent to work in Gansu Province.
l No on except two teachers________( know) the secret.
l Xiao Ming as well as his parents_____(be) interested in music.
l When the subject followed by with/ together with/as well as/, the verb agrees with the subject.
l Either the team leader or the guides _____ (be) looking after the students.
l Neither noodles nor rice______(be) delicious today.
l Either you or the headmaster_______(be) to hand out prizes to those gifted students at the meeting.
l Not only you but also I_______(be) puzzled at her worried look.
l When neither…nor/ either…or/ not only…but also…are used to join the subjects of a sentence, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it.
l His family_____(be ) to move to the countryside next month.
l His family _____all (be) fond of popular music.
l Our school ______(be) a key school in Jiangsu Province.
l Our school ______doing (do) morning exercises now on the playground.
l When the subject is a group noun like: class/ family/ government/ team… , we use a singular verb if the noun identifies a singular or unit, or a plural verb if it identifies a number of individuals.
l Step 5 Exercise:
1. Each of you ______ responsible for the accident.
a. am b. be c. is d. are
2. Each man and woman ______ the same rights.
a. has b. have c. had d. is having
3. Every means ______ tried but without much result.
a. has been b. have been c. are d. is
4. There ______ in this room.
a. are too much furniture b. is too many furnitures
c. are too much furnitures d. is too much furniture
5. The manager or his assistant ______ planning to go.
a. were b. are c. was d. be
6. Not only I but also David and Iris ______ fond of playing basketball.
a. am b. is c. are d. was
7. Neither Tom nor his parents ______ at home.
a. is b. are c. has d. was
8. Either the dean or the principal ______ the meeting.
a. attends b . Attend
c. are attending d. have attended
9. ______ was wrong.
a. Not the teacher but the students
b. Both the students and the teacher
c. Neither the teacher not the students
d. Not the students but the teacher
10. “______ twenty dollars a big sum to her?”
“I suppose so.”
a. Will be b. Is c. Are d. Were
11. Three hours _____ enough for us to finish the task.
a. are b. has c. is d. were
12. Most of his savings ______ in the Xin Hua Bank.
a. has been kept b. is being kept
c. have kept d. have been kept
13. All that can be done ______.
a. has done b. has been done
c. have done d. have been done
14. One or perhaps more pages _______.
a. is missing b. has been missed
c. are missing d. was missing
15. More than one worker ______ dismissed.
a. have been b. are c. has been d. has
16. Many a student ______ the importance of learning a foreign language.
a. have realized b. has realize
c. have been realized d. has been realized
17. The gas works ______ near the city.
a. is b. are c. were d. be
18. The surroundings of his house ______ clean now.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
19. The committee ______ over the problem among themselves for two hours.
a. has argued b. has been arguing
c. have argued d. have been arguing
20. The public ______ generous in their contributions to the earthquake victims.
a. is b. was c. are d. has bee
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