英语语法

常考“坚决要命”型、would rather型、high time型的虚拟语气和虚拟语气的倒装形式。“坚决要命”型指句子的主句中带有表达“坚持、决定或决心、要求、命令”等意义的词语，从句使用should型的虚拟语气。

例如：

It is essential that he examine all the facts first. (2014)

Had it not been for your advice, I would have made the wrong decision. (2016)

It's getting late. I'd rather you left now. (2011)

值得注意的是，近几年出现新的趋势：在考查语言结构的基础上，加入了对句子所表达的语气、程度和深层语义的检测。比如2016年的第20小题：

The sentence "I wish I had been more careful in spending money." expresses the speaker's _____. 

A. hope          B. joy   

C. regret        D. relief

主谓一致

多年来侧重考察集合名词（如cattle，police，family，audience ）、学科（如politics，physics, statistics）、时间、金钱、距离作为整体表示总量（如20 miles，5 dollars，30 minutes）、either...or，neither...nor的就近原则等几个方面的主谓一致。近年的考题加强了综合性，看是一个小题，却能考察一个语法现象的几个小点。

例如：

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? (2015) 

A. Five miles seem like a long walk to me.

B. Ten dollars was stolen from the cash register.

C. Either my sister or my brother is coming.

D. Only one out of six were present at the meeting.

情态动词

情态动词对中国学生是一个难点，也是考察的重点。考察方式也从以往的选出正确的用词，提升到对情态动词所表达的内涵的深度理解。

例如：

Which of the following sentences express Willingness? (2012) 

A. By now she will be eating dinner.

B. I shall never do that again.

C. You shall get a promotion.

D. My brother will help you with the luggage.

又如:

Which of the following sentences expresses a Fact？(2013)

Which of the following sentences indicates Possibility? (2014)

Sentence ___ expresses the highest degree of Possibility. (2016)

关于情态动词，建议关注should除了“应该”外，还常表示“竟然”和“万一”； shall可以用在第二、三人称后表命令、要求、规定和意愿；Shall we是提出suggestion，而Shall I...是提出offer；must表肯定的推测，can not表否定的推测。

句法成分和语法概念

自2010年起，每年都会有几个题考察某个划线部分/斜体部分在句子中的所做的成分或者相互关系，所以考生要熟悉一些语法术语的英语表达，如subject，predicate，object，appositive，complement， adverbial of condition / concession / time，dynamic verb，stative verb，reflexive pronos等.

英语语法