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※ 네모 안에서 둘 중 어법상 올바른 것을 고르시오.

1. The people who took care of him [was/were] very poor.

were : 주어가 복수 (people)이므로 were가 적절

2. "Legends of the Ring of Fire," an animation film based on Asian legends, [is/are] being aired by the Disney Channel.

is : 작품이름이나 제목은 단수 취급

3. It is important to think of the reader because words often do not mean exactly the same thing to the reader that they [are/do] to the writer.

do : mean을 대신하는 대동사 용법 - 독자들을 생각하는 것이 중요하다 왜냐하면 단어들은 작가에게 의미하는 것과 똑같은 것을 독자에게 의미하지 않기 때문이다.

4. The number of people who lived in towns [was/were] much smaller than it is today, too.

was : 주어가 the number이므로 단수 취급 / a number of + 복수명사는 복수취급

5. Sadly, our environment is much dirtier than it [was/did] in the past.

was : 앞에 있는 is를 대신 받으므로 was가 적절

6. Children dealing with hunger pains [has/have] trouble paying attention in school.

have : 주어가 Children이므로 동사는 복수 취급

7. In addition, eating quickly while performing other tasks [prevent/prevents] us from realizing how much are eating.

prevents : 주어가 to 부정사, 동명사, 명사절인 경우 단수 취급

8. Behind every successful person [is/are] continuing efforts.

are : Continuing efforts are behind every successful person. 이라는 문장이 도치된 경우로서 주어는 efforts이기 때문에 복수취급

9. Another one of Edison's inventions [was  were] the motion picture projector.

was : 주어가 one이므로 단수취급 - 동사 앞에 복수명사 inventions에 혼동되지 않도록 주의

10. A baby's early experiences [influence/influences] its brain development.

influence : 주어가 experiences이므로 복수취급하여 influence가 적절

11. Making errors [is/are] a natural part of the language learning process and good learners  view errors as a constructive part of this process.

is : 동명사, 부정사, 명사절은 단수취급하므로 is가 적절

12. Both [require/requires] you to have a “good ear.”

require : both는 의미상 복수이므로 복수취급

13. About 80% of all Chinese herbal medicines [are/is] from this area.

are : 분수, most, 백분위는 of + 명사의 구조에서 명사가 주어이므로 are가 적절

14. There [was / were] thousands of wounded men.

were : 주어가 복수형 men이므로 were가 적절

15. Another way of describing differences between people from diverse cultural backgrounds [is/are] comparing their communicative styles.

is : 주어가 way이므로 동사는 단수취급

16. In the mid-nineteenth century, the rich of New York [was/were] deeply impressed by the parks in Europe and suggested establishing a park.

were : the + 형용사는 복수취급하므로 동사는 were가 적절

17. Sometimes they waste both time and money playing computer games or hanging around on the street, and as a result, [is/are] too tired on Monday to concentrate on their studies.

are : 주어가 they이므로 are가 적절

18. Still others think that achieving satisfaction and contentment by working at a job they really like [is/are] the prime measure of success.

is : 주어가 achieving이므로 동사는 is가 적절 - 여전히 다른 사람들은 그들이 진정으로 좋아하는 일에 종사함으로써 만족을 달성하는 것이 성공의 가장 중요한 척도하고 생각한다.

19. Unfortunately, in the past 30 years the number of elephants [has/have] decreased markedly.

has : 주어가 the number이므로 has가 적절 - 불행하게도 지난 30년간 코끼리의 수는 눈에 띄게 감소하고 있다.

20. It's not a normal business book, [nor/so] is it just about my life.

nor : 앞 절에 부정문이 나오고 뒤이어 부정의 내용이 나오는 경우 nor로 받으며 so는 앞에 긍정의 내용이고 뒤이어 긍정의 내용인 경우에 사용

21. Finally, anyone who fires a gun [holds/holding] it tightly.

holds : 주어가 anyone이므로 정동사 holds가 필요 - 마지막으로 총을 쏘는 사람은 누구든지 그것을 단단히 잡아야 한다.

22. The amount of green areas [is/are] shrinking all the time.

is : 주어가 the amount이므로 동사 is가 적절

23. If the information we get [is/to be] very complicated or we have heard it second-hand, we sometimes want to reconfirm that the information we have is correct.

is : 주어가 information이므로 동사는 정동사 is가 적절

24. In one year, you'll burn 54,750 calories, which [means/mean] you'll lose 15.6 pounds.

means : 선행사가 앞 문장인 경우 단수 취급하므로 means가 적절

25. Since the early 1980s, the number of people who [are/is] homeless [has/have] increased significantly in Mecklenburg County.

are, has : 첫 문제는 선행사가 people 복수이므로 are가 적절하고 둘째 문제는 주어가 the number가 주어이므로 has가 적절

26. Just as laughing produces a lot of healthy benefits, scientists are discovering that crying [does/is] too.

does : 앞에 있는 동사 produces를 대신하므로 does가 적절

27. Although the size of the job and the location differ, keeping a whole building and a single apartment clean and in good condition [requires/require] the same kind of work.

requires : 주어가 동명사(keeping)이므로 requires가 적절

28. Life of a special kind [exist/exists] in a desert community.

exists : 주어가 life이므로 exists가 적절

29. People who have been successful in the past [are/is] more likely to be successful in the future.

are : 주어가 People이므로 동사 are가 적절

30. About three-fifths of the rubber used in the United States [go/goes] into tires and tubes.

goes : 분수표현에서 분수 of 명사인 경우 명사가 주어이므로 동사는 goes가 적절

31. The four major cradles of civilization [was / were] the Egyptian, on the Nile; the Sumerian, between the Tigris and Euphrates; the Indus Valley civilization in what is now Pakistan; and the Chinese, on the Huang He.

were : 주어가 cradles이므로 were가 적절

32. Eating breakfast also helps establish regular eating patterns that [keeps/keep] weight at normal levels.

keep : 선행사가 patterns이므로 동사는 keep이 적절

33. In fact, many teachers say that almost all the top performers in a class [is/are] those whose parents assign chores.

are : 주어가 performers이므로 동사는 are가 적절

34. As competition between banks increases, the ability to provide new and more flexible products and services [distinguishes/distinguish] winners from losers in the market.

distinguishes : 주어가 ability이므로 distinguishes가 적절

35. In fact, the time they spend in classroom instructions [take/takes] up a relatively small part of a typical workweek.

takes : 주어가 time(단수) 이므로 동사는 takes가 적절

36. Three members of the party [were/was] buried in the snow.

were : 주어가 Three members이므로 동사는 were가 적절

37. Insistence, against the patient’s wishes, that death be postponed by every means available [are/is] contrary to law and practice.

is : 주어가 Insistence이므로 동사 is가 적절

38. A friend of mine admits he's not computer literate, so [attendance / attending] a one-day, new-software training session was not something he looked forward to.

attending : attendance가 다음에 목적어를 받기 위해서는 전치사가 필요하지만 동명사는 바로 목적어를 받을 수 있으므로 attending이 적절

01. 수의 일치