英語主語的語法應用

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.

連接的兩個成對的名詞：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。