everybody, no one, nothing, nobody等。例如：

1) Neither likes the friends of the other. (两人都不喜欢对方的朋友。)

2) Everything around us is matter. (我们周围的所有东西都是物质。)

(4)在neither of与either of的结构里，一般语法书都认为谓语动词可用单数形式也可用复数形式，一般用单数形式。例如：

1) Neither of them was in good health, but both worked very hard.

2) Has either of them been seen recently?

(5)当and连结的两个名词是指同一个人或同一件事，and后的名词前没有冠词，谓语动词应该用单数形式；在and后面的名词前有冠词，谓语就用复数形式。例如：

1)The bread and butter is served for breakfast. (早饭供应黄油面包。)

2)The bread and the butter are on sale. (正在出售黄油和面包。)

（6）当one of, a portion of, a series of, a species of, a chain of 结构作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式。例如：

1)One of those students has passed the examination.

2)A series of pre-recorded tapes has been prepared for language laboratory use.

（7）plenty of, half of, a lot of, lots of, heaps of, loads of, scads of等 + 可数与不可数名词作主语时，不可数名词的谓语只用单数，可数名词的谓语视可数名词的单复数而定。例如：

1）Half of this building is to be completed by spring.

2）Half of the buildings have been painted completely.

3）There is plenty of water in the pail.

4）There are plenty of eggs in the box.

5）There is loads of milk on the farm.

6）There are loads of big red apples on the ground.

（8）由all of, most of, a lot of, some of, none of, plenty of , the rest, the majority of 等 + 名词作主语时，谓语动词的单复数形式应与名词的单复数一致。例如：

1）None of the books satisfy the students.