如:The merchandise has arrived undamaged滴品已經到達，毫無損壞。

　　All the machinery in the factory is made in China. 本工廠里的所有機械都是中國制造的，

　　4.不定代詞either，neither，ever y，each，one，the other, another以及所有的復合不定代詞作主語時，謂語動詞只用單數，包括“every/each/no……and every/each/no……”作主語時。

　　如：Every/Each plane and every/each pilot is ready to take off.

　　每架飛機和每個飛行員都已準備好起飛。

　　No plane and no pilot is ready to take off.

　　沒有一架飛機、沒有一個飛行員已準備好起飛。

　　Here are two books. Either of them is worth reading.

　　這有兩本書，都值得一讀。

　　Neither of these two dictionaries contains this ward.

　　這兩本詞典都沒收入這個字

　　Everyone is here. No one is absent. 大家都到了，沒有人缺席。

　　Somebody is using the phone. 有人在用電話。

　　I have two sisters. One is here, and the other is not here.

　　我有兩個姐妹，一個在這兒，一個不在這兒。

　　Each day is better than the one before. 一天比一天好。

　　Either day is OK. 兩天中哪一天都行。

　　5. what，who，which，any，mare，some，half，mast，all，none.等代詞可以是單數，也可以是復數，主要靠意思決定。但指不可數名詞時作單數看待。

　　例如：Which is your book? Which are your books?

　　Here' s same mare (coffee). Here' re same more (tomatoes).

　　None of the books are/is easy enough for us.

　　由Many a或mare than one所修飾的詞做主語時，意義上雖然是復數，但謂語動詞用單數形式。none在代表不可數的東西時總是看作單數.

　　如：Many a person is far his plan. 很多人贊成他的計劃。

　　Mare than one people is against his plan. 不止一個人反對他的計劃。

　　6.表示時間、重量、長度、價值等的單位名詞，盡管是復數形式，如果作整體看待，動詞都用單數形式。如果看作組成該數量的一個一個的個體，則動詞用復數。

　　如：Twenty miles is a long way to walk. 走二十英里可是很長的一段路。

　　Ten years is a long time。十年很長。

　　Eight minutes is enough. 八分鐘夠了。

　　Twelve dollars is too dear. 十二美圓太貴了。

　　There are six silver dollars in each of the stacking. 每只襪子里有六個一美元的銀幣。