Q:「More than one」到底用單數還是複數?完整文法解析

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許多英文學習者常常會困惑:「在 More than one of my students are (or is) going to study abroad this semester. 這句裡,more than one 應該搭配單數還是複數動詞呢?」本文將從文法規則、例句和細節補充來完整解釋,幫助你徹底理解 more than one、not one、at least one、one of + 複數名詞 等句型的動詞選擇規則。

「More than one」的文法規則

根據 The New Fowler’s Modern English Usagemore than one 必定視為單數,因此必須搭配單數動詞和單數代名詞:

  • More than one of my students is going to study abroad this semester.
    (我的學生中有一人以上這學期將出國唸書)

然而,當 more than 後面直接接明確數字大於 1 時,就必須使用複數動詞:

  • More than two of my students are going to study abroad this semester.

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