如题所述
当one in…或one out of…用作主语时,其后谓语动词通常用单数,因为真正用作主语的是one。
如:
1、Only one in ten students has passed the examination. 只有十分之一的学生通过了考试。
2、One out of twelve bottles was broken. 每12个瓶子中有一个破了。
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第1个回答 2022-03-15
如果主语由"one in/one out of+复数名词"构成,在正式语体中,动词用单数;在非正式语体中,动词也可按“就近原则”用复数。例如:
One in ten students has failed the exam.或 One in ten students have failed the exam.都可以
——《新编英语语法教程(学生用书第六版)》上海外语教育出版社
One in ten students has failed the exam.或 One in ten students have failed the exam.都可以
——《新编英语语法教程(学生用书第六版)》上海外语教育出版社