五、由 or，not only … but also …， either … or …， neither … nor …，not … but …等连接两个名词作主语时，谓语动词的单复数形式要根据就近原则来确定。

　　如：

　　You or he is going to be sent to study abroad .

　　He or we are going to be sent to study abroad .

　　六、“名词 + 介词 / 介词短语（ with，together with，along with，as well as 等） + 名词”作主语时，谓语动词的单复数由介词前的名词的单复数形式决定。

　　如：

　　Tom as well as his parents enjoys fishing .

　　You as well as your brother have been accepted .

　　七、主语从句、不定式或动名词作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式。

　　如：

　　What we can’t get seems better than what we have .

　　Taking more exercise is good for your health .

　　八、定语从句中，当先行词在从句中作主语时，从句谓语与先行词的人称和数保持一致；但“ one of + 名词复数”作先行词时，如在 one 前有 the，the very，the only 等词修饰时，从句谓语动词要用单数形式，若没有，则用复数形式。

　　如：

　　He is one of the students who have been praised by the headmaster .

　　He is the only one of the students who has been praised by the headmaster .

　　九、there be 句型中，be 的单复数形式由其后的名词决定，如果有两个或两个以上的名词，则按就近原则决定。

　　如：

　　There is only a desk in the room .

　　There is only a desk and two chairs in the room .

　　There are two chairs and a desk in the room .

　　十、“ the + 形容词”作主语表示一类人时，谓语动词一般用复数形式。

　　如：

　　The rich don’t understand the life of the poor .

　　The wounded have been given careful attention .

　　山西 高继英