顺口溜

单单复复最常见，集体名词谓用单。

如若强调其成员， 复数谓语记心间。

有些名词谓常复，people, police, cattle即这般。1

主语单数后接介，谓语单数介无关。2

or, nor, but also, there be, 近主原则挂嘴边。3

不定式短语、动词-ing谓全单，主语从句较特别。4

时间、货币与距离，谓语多单复少见。5

all/half of等， of之宾语定答案。6

还有分数、百分数，仍据of 之宾定单、复。7

and连接两名词，身兼两职一定冠，两件(种)事(物)系一概念。8

no, each, many a, every 后接两单名，

以上情况请记清，谓语全都用单数。9

“the+形容词”表一类人，谓语需要用复数。10

顺口溜解释

1. 集合名词 group, family, class等作主语时，如果强调整体，谓语动词用单数形式，如果强调个体，谓语动词用复数形式。但people, police, cattle作主语，谓语动词常用复数形式。如：

Class One is likely to win.

Class One were all there when the door opened.

The police are looking for the lost child.

2. 主语为单数且后跟as well as, with, along with, together with, but, like, except等介词(短语)时，谓语动词用单数。如：Kelly as well as the other students has learned how to type.