1) 代詞each和由every, some, no, any等構成的復合代詞作主語,或主語中含有each, every, 謂語需用單數(shù)。
Each of us has a tape-recorder.
There is something wrong with my watch.
2) 當主語是一本書或一條格言時,謂語動詞常用單數(shù)。
The Arabian Night is a book known to lovers of English.
<<天方夜譚>>是英語愛好者熟悉的一本好書。
3) 表示金錢,時間,價格或度量衡的復合名詞作主語 時,通常把這些名詞看作一個整體,謂語一般用單數(shù)。(用復數(shù)也可,意思不變。)
Three weeks was allowed for making the necessary preparations.
Ten yuan is enough.