孩子们和妈妈都不喜欢这种音乐。

Either you or I am to blame.

你或我该受责备。

There is a book and two pens on the desk.

书桌上有一本书和两支钢笔。

即时跟踪1　用所给动词的正确形式填空

1.You or I am(be)going to welcome them this afternoon.

2.Neither his wife nor his parents want(want) to go to Taiwan.

3.Each citizen over 18 years old in our country has(have) the right to vote.

4.Every effort was made(make) to search the missing MH370 by many countries.

5.The man as well as his children goes(go) swimming every summer.

6.Not only the students but also the teacher is(be) looking forward to the holiday.

二、意义一致原则

1.表示时间、金钱、距离、体积、重量、面积等的复数名词作主语时，通常将其视为一个整体，谓语动词用单数。

Two miles is too far for the child.

两英里路程对这个小孩来说太远了。

2.集合名词family，class，crowd，team，government，company，group，audience等作主语时，如果强调整体，谓语动词用单数；如果强调个体，谓语动词用复数。

Our class is better than any other class at playing football in our school.

在我们学校，我们班在踢足球方面比其他任何班都好。(强调整体)

His family are waiting for him to come back from abroad.

他的家人正在等他回国。(强调个体)

3.当people，police，cattle等词作主语时，谓语动词往往用复数。

The police are searching for the lost child.

警察正在寻找那个失踪的孩子。

4.不定代词anyone，anybody，anything，everyone，everybody，everything，someone，somebody，something，no one，nobody，nothing，each，the other，either，neither等作主语时，谓语动词用单数。

Since everyone is here，let's begin our meeting.

既然大家都到了，我们开会吧。

5.代词none作主语时，谓语动词用单数还是用复数，主要由说话人的意思来决定。但代表不可数名词时，谓语动词只能用单数。

None of them knows/know the answers.