1.主語是he ,she, it, either, neither, each, anything, something, everything, nothing, someone, everyone, anyone, nobody, no one, 等代詞時，謂語動詞用單數。
Someone is asking for you. 有人在找你。
Everyone is here. 大家都來了。
Each of the boys has an apple.
2. 表示總稱意義的名詞people, cattle, police做主語時，謂語動詞用複數。
Cattle are farmer’s friends.
The policeman is standing at the street corner. The police are searching for him.
3. 主語是：時間，距離，價格等名詞，即使是複數形式，謂語動詞只用單數。
Three years passes quickly.
Two meters is not long enough.
4.主語是：clothes, glasses, trousers, shoes, socks, gloves 等名詞時，謂語動詞用複數。
The trousers are not expensive.
Your socks are over there.
5.主語是：family, class, team, group等名詞時，如果是作為整體，謂語動詞用單數；如果作為其中一個個的成員，謂語動詞用複數。
Our class is made up of ten students.
Our class are working very hard.
6. 主語是the number of+名詞複數時，表示……的數目，謂語動詞用單數。但是主語是a number of+名詞複數時，表示許多，謂語動詞用複數。
The number of students in our school is large.
A number of students in our school are from America.
連線的兩個成對的名詞：fork and knife, bread and butter, coffee and water等，表示單一的概念，故謂語動詞用單數。
Where is youe fork and knife?
Bread and butter is a daily food in the west.
8. and 連線的兩個名詞若是指同一個人，謂語動詞用單數。
The teacher and writer is my uncle.
The teacher and the writer are coming to us now.
9. and 連線的兩個名詞前分別有every, each, many a修飾時，謂語動詞用單數。
Every boy and every girl enjoys themselves in the school.
Many a teacher and many a student has spoken at the meeting.
10. 主語是：many a +名詞單數；a +名詞單數+or two，謂語動詞用單數。
Many a student is interested in English. 很多學生對英語感興趣。
A worker or two is going to be sent to work abroad. 一兩個工人將被派往國外去工作。
11. 主語是：one or two+名詞複數，謂語動詞用複數。
One or two spelling mistakes have been found in your composition.
12. One and a half+名詞複數做主語，謂語動詞用單數。
One and a half bananas is left on the table.
er…or…, neither… nor…, not only…but also…等連線名詞作主語時，謂語動詞遵循就近原則。
Neither you nor he is right.
14.主語是：介詞with, together with, except, besides, as well as, but等連線的.兩個名詞時，謂語動詞的形式應與介詞前面的名詞的數保持一致。
The teacher with his students is discussing a question. 老師和學生們在討論問題。
Nothing but cars is sold in the shop.
