More than one person was hurt in that accident in 1980.这里为什么用单数was ,而不用复数were
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More than one person was hurt in that accident in 1980.这里为什么用单数was ,而不用复数were
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形式上 主谓一致结构！ 有ONE 所以用单数
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语法就是这么规定的： 由more than one (或more than one + 单数名词),many a + 单数名词作主语,谓语动词要用单数形式.虽然意思都是许多、不止一个注：如果more than后面是复数名词,则谓语动词要用复数. more + 复名...