All that can be done has been done.

　　 Since all are here, let’s begin the meeting.

　　 All that glitters is not gold.

　　 All of them were very tired.

　　 The rest of the lecture is dull.

　　 The rest of the bicycles are on sale today.

　　 Half of the building was destroyed.

　　 Half of the students are boys.

　　 Most of my friends are away for the moment.

　　 Most of his spare time was wasted.

　　 This is the last copy; the rest are sold.

　　 There is plenty of milk. Some is for you; the rest is for him.

　　 He or you have taken my pen.

　　 He or you are to do this experiment.

　　 Either you or I am mad / wrong.

　　 Either you or he is to blame.　 (Are either you or he to blame?)

　　 Neither the students nor the teacher likes the film.

　　 Neither Tom nor his parents have known about it.

　　 Neither he nor I have finished the experiment.

　　 Not only his brother but also his two sisters are fond of sports.

　　 Not only the teacher but also his students object to the plan.

　　 注①：在非正式文體中，由neither…nor連接的并列主語也可以根據(jù)意義一致的原則，采取復(fù)數(shù)形式，如：

　　 Neither my father nor I were there that day.

　　 Neither he nor his wife have arrived.

　　 注②：由either…or和or連接的兩個單數(shù)名詞作主語，在非正式文體中，有時也可跟復(fù)數(shù)動詞，但在大多數(shù)情況下還是應(yīng)根據(jù)就近一致的原則，如：

　　 If either David or Janet come, they will want a drink.　 (非正式)

　　 If either David or Janet comes, he or she will want a drink.　 (正式)

　　 Serving the people is my great happiness.

　　 Playing with fire is dangerous.

　　 To see is to believe.

　　 To master a foreign language requires at least several years.

　　 What he says is wrong / is quite right.

　　 When and where to build the factory is not decided yet.

　　 cf. When to build the factory and where to build it are not decided yet.

　　 注：如果兩個或兩個以上的并列詞組或從句作主語，表示兩件事，并且不使用形式主語時，謂語動詞大多使用復(fù)數(shù)形式，如：

　　 Reading and listening are two different skills.

　　 Swimming and skating are my favorites sports.

　　 What he says and what he does do not agree.

　　 More than one person was dismissed.

　　 More than one person has made the suggestion.

　　 More than one person was involved in the case.

　　 More than one student was praised at the meeting.

　　 There is more than one answer to your question.

　　 注①：如果more than直接加復(fù)數(shù)名詞作主語，則謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)，如：

　　 More than two hundred people are to attend this meeting.

　　 More than two hundred people have visited the village.

　　 注②：如果more than one后面沒有名詞，那么謂語動詞既可以用單數(shù)，也可以用復(fù)數(shù)，這要取決于more和one哪一個重讀，如：

　　 More thanˊone is going.

　　 ˊMore than one are going.

　　 Many a foreign guest has come to China to visit the Great Wall.

　　 Many a boy has made such a funny experiment.

　　 Many a man has sacrificed his life for the cause of the revolution.

　　 注：當(dāng) a good / great many +復(fù)數(shù)名詞作主語時，謂語動詞應(yīng)用復(fù)數(shù)，如：

　　 There are a great many students working in the room.

　　 I wrote to John and Henry but neither (of them) has / have replied; in fact, I doubt if either (of them) is / are coming.

　　 Neither of the answers is correct.

　　 Either of you is to stay here.

　　 Neither of them knows / know the answer.

　　 One of them is my friend; the other is a stranger to me.

　　 cf. Where are the other students?

　　 Something is wrong with the machine.

　　 Nobody knows where Tom lives.

　　 Is everybody ready?

　　 Somebody is using the phone.

　　 Nobody wants to go there, does he?

　　 Is anybody going to tell him the news?

　　 Everything is ready.

　　 There is nobody in the house.

　　 Someone wants to see you.

　　 Each of the books is of great use to us.

　　 Each of us has something to say.

　　 Each of them / the students has a dictionary.

　　 They each have a dictionary.

　　 The children have a story book each.

　　 Every door and every window is to be cleaned.

　　 Every teacher and every student was present.

　　 Each boy and each girl was given a present.

　　 Each teapot and each teacup has been washed clean.

　　 No teacher and (no) student is allowed to enter the room without permission.

　　 No teacher and no student was absent.