主语后跟有 as well as或者 as much as或者 no less than或者 along with 或者like 或者rather than或者 but或者 together with 或者besides 或者including in 或者addition to 等引导的词组时，其谓语动词的单、复数按主语的单、复数而定，也就是说，谓语动词的数不受这些词组的影响。

这位老师和学生们一起在图书馆阅读。The teacher as well as the students was reading in the library ,

学生们和这位老师一起在图书馆阅读。The students as well as the teacher were reading in the library ,

损失的责任应由经理而不是工人们来承担。The manager rather than the workers is responsible for the loss ,

当时只有三个警察在现场Nobody but three policemen was on the spot ,

形复意单的名词作主语（即形式为复数，意义为单数），按意义一致的原则，用作单数意义时，谓语用单数，反之，谓语用复数。

许多学科名称，如 mathematics 或者physics 或者economics或者 politics 等，以及 news 等名词作主语时，动词用单数。

物理是我校每个学生的必修科目。Physics is required of every student in our school ,

当今新闻传播得很快。News is traveling fast nowadays ,

用作国名、组织机构、书名、报刊名等复数形式的专有名词作为整体对待，谓语用单数。

联合国通过了解除对伊制裁的决定。The United Nations has passed a resolution to lift sanctions against Iraq ,

时代杂志报导了罢工的消息。The Times reports the news of the strike ,

《远大前程》是狄更斯于1860年写的。Great Expectations was written by Dickens in eighteen sixty,

如果山脉、群岛、瀑布等名称作主语时，谓语动词用复数。

五大湖在美国和加拿大两国之间。The Great Lakes lie between the USA and Canada ,

菲律宾群岛在中国东南太平洋西部。The Philippines are in the western Pacific Ocean southeast of China ,

尼亚加拉瀑布位于尼亚加拉河上。The Niagara Falls are the falls on the Niagara River ,

一些形复意单的名词，包括有成双成套部分的衣物或工具名称，作主语时，谓语用复数。这些名词如用 a pair of 修饰时，谓语动词用单数。

我的蓝裤子已经穿破了。My blue trousers have been worn out ,

他的眼镜是新的。His glasses are new ,

鞋在床下。The shoes are under the bed ,

这双鞋在床下。The pair of shoes is under the bed ,

单、复数同形名词作主语时，按意义一致的原则，用作单数意义时，谓语用单数；用作复数意义时，谓语用复数。这类名词有： sheep 或者deer或者 fish 或者means 或者works 或者species或者 Chinese 或者Japanese 等。

这家玻璃厂建于1986年。The glass works was set up in nineteen eighty-six,

This glass works was set up in nineteen eighty-six,

这些玻璃厂在火车站附近。The glass works are near the railway station ,

These glass works are near the railway station ,

这种玫瑰很稀有。This species of rose is very rare ,

鱼的种类很多。The species of fish are numerous ,

养羊是为了羊毛。Sheep are raised for wool ,

树下有一只绵羊。There is a sheep under the tree ,

单、复数同形名词作主语时，有 a, 或者such a,或者 this,或者 that, 或者every 修饰时，谓语用单数；

单、复数同形名词作主语时，有 all 或者such 或者these或者 those 修饰时，谓语用复数。

每一种方法都试过了却没什么结果。Every means has been tried out without much result ,

所有方法都试过了却没什么结果。All means have been tried out without much result ,

集合名词表示有若干个体组成的集合体， army 或者audience 或者class或者 club 或者company或者 crowd 或者government或者 group 或者party或者 population或者 team 或者union 军队、观众、班级 俱乐部 公司 人群 政府、集团、政党 人口 团队 联盟等。

集合名词作主语时，若表示整体概念，谓语动词用单数，若表示构成该集合体的成员，则谓语动词用复数。

他的家人正在等他。His family are waiting for him ,

但那人的家庭很小，只有他本人和妻子。But the man's family was small,only himself and his wife ,

这里人口中有三分之一是工人。One third of the population here are workers ,

地球上的人口每年都在增长。The population of the earth is increasing every year ,

有些集合名词， cattle或者 folk 或者people或者 police或者 youth ，牛、民族（人们）、人、警察、年轻人， 等，作主语时，谓语动词用复数，即所谓的“形单意复”。

警察已经抓住了小偷。The police have caught the thief ,

牛在田野里吃草。The cattle are grazing in the field ,

现在的年轻人和二十年前大不一样。Youth today are quite different from twenty years ago ,

有些人从不知足。Some folk are never satisfied ,

这个队组织得很好。The team is well organized ,

这个队的队员都很强壮。The team are all tough players ,

全班同学都高兴地跳了起来。All the class were jumping with joy ,

这班由54名学生组成。The class is made up of fifty-four students ,

这对年轻夫妇很幸福。The young couple is happy ,

这对年轻夫妇正在吵架。The young couple are quarreling with each other ,

这个村子在山脚下。The village is at the foot of the mountain ,

全村人都出来欢迎他。All the village are out to greet him ,