一、用and或both…and…連接兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上的單數(shù)主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式。 如：He and I are classmates. 但如果and連接的兩個(gè)詞是指同一個(gè)人或物時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)則用單數(shù)。 如：The poet and writer has come. 二、兩個(gè)做主語(yǔ)的名詞或代詞由with、except、together with、but、as well as連接時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)必須和with、except、together with、but、as well as前的一個(gè)名詞或代詞的人稱和數(shù)一致。 如：⑴A woman with two babies is coming to sth room. ⑵She as well as the other students has learned this method. ⑶Nobody except these two children knows the answer. 三、作主語(yǔ)用的集體名詞，如：family、class、team、group、stuff等，若把它當(dāng)一個(gè)整體看時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)用單數(shù)；若就其中各個(gè)成員來(lái)考慮，謂語(yǔ)則用復(fù)數(shù)。 如：⑴The family were listening to the radio. ⑵My family is a big one. 四、表示數(shù)字、時(shí)間、金錢、重量的復(fù)數(shù)名詞作主語(yǔ)，通常當(dāng)成一個(gè)整體看待時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。 如：⑴Two hours is enough for us to finish the work. ⑵Seven dollars is too cheap for this dictionary. 五、anther、any、each、either、neither、anyone、no one、someone、anything、something、somebody、anybody、everyone、everything、everybody、nothing、nobody等不定代詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式。 如：⑴Each of the visitors is given a map. ⑵Someone is knocking on at the door. 六、all、none、some、which、who、等代詞可以根據(jù)它們?cè)诰渥又械囊饬x決定謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)還是復(fù)數(shù)形式。 如：⑴Who is she? ⑵Who are they? 七、由兩部分構(gòu)成的物體名詞、謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式。 如：The glasses are broken. 但如果有a pair of等，則謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式。如果有two/three… pairs of修飾時(shí)，則有復(fù)數(shù)形式。 如：⑴A pair of glasses is on the desk. ⑵Two pairs of glasses are on the desk. 八、動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)、動(dòng)詞不定式作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。 如：Watching English movies is a good way to learn English. To become a doctor is my dream. 九、There/here be句型，be動(dòng)詞的使用采取就近原則。此外either… or…（或者…或者…）、neither…nor…（既不…也不…）、not only…but(also)…（不但…而且…）句型，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的使用也采取就近原則。 如：⑴There is an orange, two bananas and a pear on the table. ⑵Here is a pen, two pencils for you. ⑶Either he or I am going to the library. 十、The number of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，表示“…的數(shù)量”，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)；a number of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，表示“許多…”，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)。 (1)The number of the students in our class is fifty. (2)A number of students have gone to the museum. 十一、以s結(jié)尾的名詞，如：news、physics作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。 I think the news is exciting. 十二、國(guó)名、機(jī)構(gòu)等專有名詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，形式上即使是復(fù)數(shù)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞也要用單數(shù)。 如：⑴The United States is a big country. ⑵The United Nations is helpful. ⑶The Olympic Games is held every four years. 十三、主語(yǔ)如果是第三人稱單數(shù)，句子用的是一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，則謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。 如：He needs some help. Mr.Brown prefers music that he can dance to. 十四、English、Japanese等與the連用時(shí)表示復(fù)數(shù)意義，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)。 如：The Chinese are friendly. 十五、old、young、poor、rich等形容詞與the連用，表示一類人，是復(fù)數(shù)意義，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用復(fù)數(shù)。 The old are taken good care of in our country. 十六、police、people等形式上是單數(shù)，但通常表示復(fù)數(shù)意義，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用復(fù)數(shù)。 The police were called at once. 十七、each/either/neither of引導(dǎo)主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。 Each of the girl has the book. 十八、由each/every+單數(shù)名詞+and(each/every)+單數(shù)名詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。 Each boy and each girl has got such a book