6. 由together with, along with, as well as, no less than, in addition to 以及not, like, unlike, with, but, except, besides, including等连接的短语作主语时，谓语动词的单复数形式由短语前面的名词或代词来决定。试比较：

　　The teacher with all of her students was at the talk show. (高一教材Unit 17)

　　All of her students with the teacher were at the talk show.

　　7. 成对的名词，如soda and water苏打水，coffee and milk加牛奶的咖啡，salt and water盐水等，虽然由and连接，但表示单一概念，作主语时，谓语动词用单数。如：

　　Bread and butter is my favorite food.

　　8. ...percent of+名词，作主语时，谓语动词的单复数取决于of后的名词，但population例外。如：

　　Seventy-one percent of the surface of the earth is sea.

　　About thirty percent of the population of our country are smokers.

　　9. 书刊名、影片名、专业名词、时间、价格、重量、距离、金钱等复数名词作主语时，看作单数概念，谓语动词一般用单数。如：

　　Ten dollars is enough for them.

　　Jaws(1975), one of his first films, was a real blockbuster.(高一教材 Unit 5)

　　但如果说话人侧重于一个个的个体时，谓语用复数。如：

　　Ten years have passed since she left home.

　　10. 从句中的主谓一致。

　　(1)定语从句

　　关系代词作主语时，谓语动词的单复数形式由先行词决定。如：

　　She saw a wall of water that was quickly advancing towards her.(高一教材 Unit 4)

　　Dinner starts with a small dish, which is often called a starter.(高一教材 Unit 6)

　　one of+复数名词引导定语从句时，若one前有the only, the very修饰时，定语从句中谓语动词用单数；反之用复数。试比较：

　　She is one of the girls who have been invited.

　　She is the only one of the girls who has been invited.

　　(2)主语从句

　　从句作主语时，谓语动词一般用单数。如：

　　When and where we shall go outing this autumn has not been decided yet.

　　但是，what引导的从句作主语时，谓语动词有单复数两种形式：what代表单数概念时，谓语动词用单数，what代表复数概念时，谓语动词用复数。如：

　　What we need are two classrooms.

　　What he wants is enough time.

　　(3)在强调句中，如果被强调的是句子的主语，则who或that后面的谓语动词的人称和数应和主语保持一致。如：

　　It is Chuck who survives the crash and lands on a deserted island.

　　11. 动名词或动词不定式作主语，其谓语用单数形式。如：

　　Shaking one's fist is to show anger.(高一教材 Unit 21)

　　To love animals is to love ourselves.(高一教材 Unit 10)

　　12. 英语中，加、减、乘、除等数字运算短语作主语时，谓语动词用单复数皆可。如：

　　Two and two is / are four.

　　13. 不定代词either, neither, one, none, the other, someone, anyone, anybody, no one, nobody, something, nothing, everything等作主语时，谓语动词一般用单数。如：

　　Everyone is here.

　　Nothing is mentioned.

　　14. 由not only...but also, not... but, neither...nor, or等连接两个主语时，谓语动词与离其最近的主语在人称和数上保持一致。试比较：

　　Either his teacher or his classmates come to see him.

　　Either his classmates or his teacher comes to see him.

　　15. there be结构中，谓语动词一般与邻近的主语在人称和数上保持一致。如：

　　There is a book and two pens on the desk.

　　There are two pens and a book on the desk.

　　16. none of+复数名词，neither of+复数名词做主语时，谓语动词用单复数皆可。如：

　　None of them has arrived yet at the settlement.

　　None of them have arrived yet.

　　但代表不可数名词时，谓语动词用单数，如：

　　None of the money is mine.

　　(文/徐岭； 英语辅导报高中教师版 04~05学年度第8期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)