Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to
词句精讲精练
【词汇精讲】
1. along with
along with是介词短语，意为“连同……一起”，与together with同义。如果句子的主语为单数，后接 along with等介词短语时，谓语用单数。例如：
He sent the books along with other things.
我把一些书和其他东西一起寄走了。
The apple，along with some grapes，has gone bad. 苹果，还有葡萄，都变质了。
【拓展】
单数主语即使后面带有由with, along with, together with, like, but, except, besides, as well as, more than, no less than, rather than等引导的短语，谓语动词仍用单数。例如：
Air as well as water is matter. 空气和水都是物质。
My friend said everyone except Tom and Jim was there then.
我的朋友说那时除了汤姆和吉姆大家都在那儿。
2. prefer
（1）prefer是及物动词，意思是“更喜欢、比较喜欢”，相当于like better。例如：
Which do you prefer(=like better), rice or bread?
你比较喜欢哪一样，米饭还是面包？
