One and a half apples is left on the table.

　　 One year and a half has already passed.

　　 但是，one or two后接復(fù)數(shù)名詞時，謂語動詞要用復(fù)數(shù)，如：

　　 One or two days are enough to see the city.

　　 There are one or two letters I’d like to answer this evening.

　　 Thirty percent / One half of the work has been done.

　　 Seventy percent of the surface of the earth is covered by water.

　　 One third of his income is handed in to his wife.

　　 One third of the apples are handed in to his wife.

　　 Two-thirds of the students are absent today.

　　 One tenth of the population of Egypt is Christian.

　　 Ten percent of the population of Egypt are Christians.

　　 Eighty dollars a month is a large sum in our eyes, but it is nothing to him.

　　 Ten minutes is enough for me to work out the problem.

　　 Ten years is a short time in human history.

　　 Ten miles is a long way.

　　 Sixty minutes is an hour.

　　 Two and ten is twelve. Two times four is eight. 98 and 3 is 101.

　　 當(dāng)然，在許多情況下，也可根據(jù)語法一致的原則，把這些名詞復(fù)數(shù)看作一個個的個體，使用復(fù)數(shù)動詞，如：

　　 Ten years have passed since I left the city.

　　 Two plus two is / are four.

　　Two and two make / makes four.

　　 The scissors are dull. But they are my only pair.

　　 Where are my trousers / glasses / shoes?

　　 Where are my spectacles? I can’t find them.

　　 這類詞有trousers, glasses, shoes, jeans, pants, scissors, spectacles等。其他類似的還有：clothes, manners等。

　　 注：如果在這類名詞前用了量詞pair等時，其謂語動詞應(yīng)與pair等的單復(fù)數(shù)相一致，如：

　　 This pair of trousers / scissors isn’t mine.

　　 Here are some new pairs of shoes.

　　 A suit of clothes is not enough.

　　 A series of his works has been printed.

　　 There is a kind of rose in the garden which fills the air with fragrance when May comes.

　　 注①：在“this kind of + 名詞”結(jié)構(gòu)中，不管名詞是單數(shù)還是復(fù)數(shù)，謂語動詞都用單數(shù)形式，如：

　　 This kind of man annoys me.

　　 This kind of men is dangerous.

　　 This kind of apples is highly priced.

　　 This kind of book(s) is useful to us.

　　 注②：在“these / those kind of + 復(fù)數(shù)名詞”結(jié)構(gòu)中，謂語動詞則用復(fù)數(shù)，(kind of前后的詞均為復(fù)數(shù))，如：

　　 These kind of tests are good.

　　 These kind of cars are made in Japan.

　　 These type of machines are up-to-date.

　　 These kind of men annoy me.

　　 注③：kind本身為復(fù)數(shù)，謂語動詞也應(yīng)當(dāng)用復(fù)數(shù)形式，如：

　　 Some kinds of bamboo grow very fast.

　　 There are many kinds of apples.

　　 Those kinds of apple trees have not yet grown up.

　　 There are different kinds of animals in the zoo.

　　 注④：如果以apples / men 作名詞詞組的中心詞，謂語動詞自然也用復(fù)數(shù)，如：

　　 Apples of this kind are highly priced.

　　 Books of this kind are useful to us.

　　 Men of this kind are dangerous.

　　 Films of this kind are not worth seeing.

　　 The committee has considered your request.

　　 The committee are divided in their opinion.

　　 My family is small / is a big one.

　　 My family are all music lovers / are all well.

　　 The crew was made up of strong and able men.

　　 The crew were watching TV.

　　 The football team is the best one in this area.

　　 The football team are having a bath.

　　 Are there any police around?

　　 The militia are all out drilling for the National Day parade.

　　 Our youth are promising.

　　 The cattle are grazing.

　　 Youth are compared to the sun at 8 or 9 in the morning.

　　 There comes the bus.

　　 There is a table and some chairs in the room.

　　 Here are some envelopes and paper for you.

　　 Here is a teacher and some students.

　　 Both of them haven’t read this story.

　　 A few of them know French.

　　 Many were without shoes.

　　 We work hard, and many are doing very well.

　　 ① none of與復(fù)數(shù)名詞連用時，謂語動詞可以是單數(shù)，也可以是復(fù)數(shù)，這主要看說話人的態(tài)度；在非正式文體中復(fù)數(shù)更常見，例如：

　　 None of my friends ever come(s) to see me.

　　 None of us are / is afraid of difficulties.

　　 None of the passengers were / was injured.

　　 None (of them) have / has arrived yet.

　　 None have had their lunch.　 (None has had his lunch.)

　　 注：none用于三個或三個以上的人和物的否定；兩者用neither。

　　 ② none代表不可數(shù)的東西(none of +不可數(shù)名詞)時，謂語動詞則用單數(shù)，如：

　　 None of this worries me.

　　 None of the money is mine.

　　 None of the sugar was left.

　　 There is none of it left.