9、关系代词who, that, which等在定语从句中作主语时，其谓语动词的数应与句中先行词的数一致。如：

1)Those who want to go please sign their names here.

2)Anyone who is against this opinion may speak out.

3)He is one of the students who were praised at the meeting.

10、表示时间、距离、价格、度量衡等的复数名词或短语作为一个整体看待时，其谓语动词常用单数形式。如：

1)Three years is not a long time.

2)Ten dollars is what he needs.

3)Five hundred miles is a long distance.

11、复数形式的专有名词作为整体看待(如人名、地点、国家、组织、书籍、报刊等)，动词用单数形式。如：

1)The United States is in North America.

2)The United Nations has passed a resolution(决议)。

3)“The Arabian Nights”(《天方夜谭》)is an interesting book.

12、有些集体名词如family, team, group, class, audience(听众，观众)，government等作主语时，如看作是一个整体，谓语动词则用单数形式;如强调各个成员时，谓语动词要用复数形式。如：

1)My family is going to have a long journey.

我家要进行一次长途旅行。

2)My family are fond of music.

我家人都喜欢音乐。

3)The class has won the honour.

这班获得了荣誉。

4)The class were jumping for joy.

全班同学都高兴得跳了起来。

13、all, more, most, some, any, none, half, the rest等作主语时，既可表示复数意义，也可表示单数意义，谓语动词要根据实际情况而定。如：

1)All of the apple is rotten. 整个苹果都烂了。

2)All of the apples are rotten. 所有的苹果都烂了。

3)Most of the wood was used to make furniture (家具)。

14、the + 形容词(或分词)作主语时，常指一类人，谓语动词用复数形式。如指的是抽象概念，谓语动词则用单数形式。如：

1)The young are usually very active. 年轻人通常是很活跃的。

2)The wounded are being taken good care of here now.

现在伤病员们在这里受到了很好照顾。

15、or, either…or…, neither…nor…, whether…or, not only…but (also)连接的是主语，谓语动词与后一个主语一致。如：

1)Either you or I am going to the movies.

2)Not only you but also he is wrong.

16、不可数名词没有复数形式，作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。如：

1)Water is a kind of matter.

2)The news at six o’clock is true.

17、集合名词如：people, police ,cattle等作主语，谓语动词用复数形式。如：

1)The police are searching for him.

2)The cattle are grassing (吃草)。

18、population当人口讲时，谓语动词用单数形式;当人们讲时，谓语动词用复数。如：

1)The population of China is larger than that of Japan.

2)One third of the population here are workers.

19、the number of + 名词复数，是表示“…的数字”，作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式;a (large / great) number of + 名词复数，表示许多，作主语时;谓语动词用复数形式。

1)The number of the students in our school is increasing year after year.

2)A number of students have gone for an outing.

20、means, politics, physics, plastics等作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。

【专项训练】

1、Nothing but cars in the shop.

A.is sold B.are sold C.were sold D.are going to sell

2、No one except Jack and Tom the answer.