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当用作主语的成分后面跟有由but, except, besides, including, like, with, as well as, as much as, no less than, along with, in addition to, combined with, rather than, together with等引出的短语时，谓语动词习惯上要与这些结构前面的主语保持一致（即与比较远的那个主语保持一致，简称“就远原则”）。如： Everybody except you is down on me. 除了你，大家都看不起我。 A woman with two children has come. 一位妇女带着两个孩子已经来了。 John, rather than his roommates, is to blame. 约翰，而不是他的室友，应该受到责备。 Jim, together with his classmates, has seen the film. 吉姆和他的同学都看过这部电影。 My father, no less than I, is a base-ball fan. 我的父亲不亚于我也是个棒球迷。 The son, as well as his parents, wants to go there. 不但儿子想去那儿，而且他的父母也想去。 The teacher, as well as the students, is interested in the activity. 老师也和同学们一样对这项活动有兴趣。 由or, either…or, neither…or, not… but…, not only…but also等连接的并列成分作主语时，其谓语通常要与靠近的主语保持一致。如： He or I am in the wrong, 他或是我错了。 Neither you nor he is tired. 你和他都没累。 Not you but I am to blame. 不该怪你而该怪我。 Either my father or my brothers are coming. 不是我父亲就是我兄弟要来。 Not only the students but also their teacher is enjoying the film. 不仅学生们在欣赏这部影片，他们的老师也在欣赏这部影片。 但在非正式文体中，有时也一律用复数谓语（注：在考试时最好避免使用）。如： Neither Ted nor Mark are wrong. 特德和马克都没有错。 If either David or Janet come, they will want a drink. 大卫或珍妮特来了的话，是会要喝酒的。 表示时间、距离、度量、重量、金额等的复数名词作主语，被看作整体时，谓语动词用单数。如： Twenty years is a long time. 二十年是很长时间。 Ten years is a moment in history. 10年在历史上是一瞬间。 Forty miles is a long way to walk in a day. 一天走40英里路是够远的。 Two kilometers is a long way to go on foot. 步行两千米是一段很长的路程。 Ten pounds was missing from the till. 钱柜里的钱丢了10镑。 但若与pass, go by等连用，指时间的流逝，或者与spend, waste, pay等连用，指时间或金钱的花费或支付等，谓语动词可以用复数。比较： Twenty years is a long time. 20年是一段很长的时间。（谓语用单数，强调整体） Twenty years have passed since they got married. 他们结婚已有20年了。（用复数谓语，给人一种一年一年来算的感觉） Ten dollars is too much for this old coin. 这个古币没有10块钱这么高的价格。（谓语用单数，强调整体） Three dollars were paid for the old coin. 那个古钱花了3块钱。（谓语用复数，重点放在实际支付的金额数上） 1. the majority表示“大多数”时，为集合名词；单独用作主语时，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。如： The majority agree [agrees] with me. 大多数人同意我的意见。 The majority was [were] i