1. 錢已經用一半了。
ˇ Half of the money is gone.
χ Half of the money are gone.
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註：Half of ... 作主詞時，動詞與介詞 of 後面的名詞或代名詞相一致，即名詞或代名詞是單數時，動詞該是單數；若為複數，則動詞也該是複數，例如：
Half of the story is interesting.
Half of the stories are interesting.
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Half of it is interesting.
Half of them are interesting.
2. 許多人走過這條路。
ˇ Many a man has travelled this road.
χ Many a man have travelled this road.
註：many a 意義上雖然作 many 解，但後面應跟單數名詞，動詞也用單數形式。
3. 敵人被迫投降。
ˇ The enemy were forced to surrender.
χ The enemy was forced to surrender.
註：enemy 作為總稱，前面須有定冠詞，用作句子主詞時，動詞通常用複數形。類似的情形如 talent：
Taiwan is known for its semiconductor technology and is actively working to attract and retain global talent.
4. 他倆誰都不該責怪。
ˇ Neither of them is to blame.
χ Neither of them are to blame.
註：neither 指「既不是這個，也不是那個」，是單數，動詞該用單數。
5. 有人忘了關瓦斯。
ˇ Somebody has forgotten to turn off the gas.
χ Somebody have forgotten to turn off the gas.
註：somebody 是單數，動詞該用單數。
Exercises
A. 這個故事有一半是有趣的。
Half of the story _________interesting.
1. is 2. are 3. has 4. have
B. 他們兩人都不喜歡游泳。
Neither of them _________swimming.
1. do not like 2. does not like 3. like 4. likes
Answers:
A.1 B. 4
解答勘誤︰上週一（4/21）題A答案更正為1。
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蘇正隆 — 台灣翻譯學學會前理事長、師大翻譯研究所兼任副教授; 編著《走讀自然.花言樹語》，《英語的對與錯》，《世紀病毒：必讀防疫英文知識與詞彙》...等。國家教育研究院中英雙語詞彙審議委員；研究領域為翻譯、術語及詞典編譯，從事植物與人文導覽數十年，亦曾應邀遠赴國外大學做植物人文導覽。
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