1. 数词作主语，不论指人还是指物，谓语通常用复数。

　 About twenty know the secret. 二十人知道这个秘密。

　 Six are missing. 丢了六个。

5．不定代词作主语时，有以下两种情况：

　 ①some, all, any, none, more, most等词可以指复数名词和不可数名词，它们作主语时，视其文中的意义，判断动词用单数还是复数的形式。

　 Now all has been changed. 一切都已改变。

　 All are present today, Mr Li. answered the monitor. 班长回答说：李老师，今天大家全到了。

　 None is so good as he. 没有人像他那么好。

　 None are so good as those who are always ready to help others. 没有人像那些总是乐于助人的人那么好。

　 提示：

　 在口语中，none of + 复数名词作主语，谓语动词用单数或复数均可，要以说话人所想的而定。

　 None of the telephones works/work. 这些电话都坏了。

　 None of us have/has been to Dalian. 我们中谁也没去过大连。

　 ②some, all, any, none, more, most等词接of时，若of的宾语为不可数名词，动词用单数形式，若of的宾语为复数名词或代词时，动词用复数形式。

　 Most of his spare time was spent in reading. 他的大部分业余时间都花在读书上了。

　 Most of the colour blind people are men. 色盲的人大多数是男的。

D．　 数词、量词作主语

4．疑问代词who, what, which作主语时，谓语动词可根据说话人所要表达的意思决定单、复数。

　 Who lives upstairs It is Xiao Wang. 谁住在楼上？小王。

　 Who live next door It is Li and Zhang. 谁住在隔壁？李和张。

3．关系代词who, that, which等在定语从句中作主语时，其谓语动词的数应与主句中先行词的数一致。

　 Those who want to go for a picnic please put up your hands. 那些想去野餐的人请举手。

　 Some of the energy that is used by man comes from the sun. 一些被人类使用的能量来自于太阳

。

　　注意：

　 在 one of+复数名词+who/that/which 引导的定语从句结构中，关系代词who/that/which的先行词是靠近它的复数名词而不是one，因此，从句中的动词应该是复数形式。但当one之前有the, the only等修饰语时，关系代词的先行词是one，而不是靠近它的复数名词，因此从句的动词应是单数形式。

　 This is one of the best films that have been shown this year. 这是今年所放的最佳电影中的一部。

　 She is the only one of the girls who sings best. 她是这么多女孩中唯一歌唱得最好的。

2．such, the same等指示代词作主语时，应根据其所指的内容来决定单、复数。

　 Such was Albert Einstein, a simple man with great achievements. 爱因斯坦就是这样一个俭朴而又取得巨大成就的人。

　 Such are her wishes. 她的愿望就这些。

1．名词性物主代词作主语时，既可以用作单数，也可以用作复数，这取决于它所代替的是单数还是复数。

　 Ours is a great country. 我们的(国家)是一个伟大的国家。(ours = our country)

　 Your shoes are black, and mine are brown. 你的鞋是黑色的，我的(鞋)是棕色的。( mine=my shoes)

3．有些无生命(表示物)的集合名词作主语，谓语用单数。

　 All the furniture in my room is new. 我房间里的家具都是新的。

　 Warm clothing is necessary in cold climates. 在寒冷的气候中，保暖的衣服是必需的。

　 The machinery is driven by electricity. 这些机器是由电力驱动的。

　 Has your luggage arrived yet 你的行李已经运到了吗？

　 A lot of hiking equipment is needed here. 这里需要大量徒步旅行的装备。

C．　 代词作主语

2. 有些集合名词，如cattle, folk, people, police, youth等，作主语时，谓语动词用复数，即所谓的“形单意复”。

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

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

　 Youth today are quite different from 20 years ago. 现在的年轻人和20年前大不一样。

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

　 比较：

　 几组集合名词作主语的句子。

　 The team is well organized. 这个队组织得很好。

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

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

　 The class is made up of 54 students. 这班由54名学生组成。

　 The young couple is happy. 这对年轻夫妇很幸福。

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

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

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

1. 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。

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

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

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

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

4. 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, deer, fish, means, works, species, Chinese, Japanese等。

　 The (This) glass works was set up in 1986. 这家玻璃厂建于1986年。

　 The (These) glass works are near the railway station. 这些玻璃厂在火车站附近。

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

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

　 Sheep are raised for wool. 养羊是为了剪毛。

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

　 比较：

　 当这类名词前有a, such a, this, that, every修饰时，谓语用单数；有all, such, these, those修饰时，谓语用复数。

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

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

B．　 集合名词作主语

　 集合名词表示有若干个体组成的集合体，如army, audience, class, club, company, crowd, government, group, party, population, team, union等。