One and a half apples is left on the table.

　　 One year and a half has already passed.

　　 但是，one or two后接复数名词时，谓语动词要用复数，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.

　　 当然，在许多情况下，也可根据语法一致的原则，把这些名词复数看作一个个的个体，使用复数动词，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.

　　 这类词有trousers, glasses, shoes, jeans, pants, scissors, spectacles等。其他类似的还有：clothes, manners等。

　　 注：如果在这类名词前用了量词pair等时，其谓语动词应与pair等的单复数相一致，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 + 名词”结构中，不管名词是单数还是复数，谓语动词都用单数形式，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 + 复数名词”结构中，谓语动词则用复数，(kind of前后的词均为复数)，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本身为复数，谓语动词也应当用复数形式，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 作名词词组的中心词，谓语动词自然也用复数，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与复数名词连用时，谓语动词可以是单数，也可以是复数，这主要看说话人的态度；在非正式文体中复数更常见，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用于三个或三个以上的人和物的否定；两者用neither。

　　 ② none代表不可数的东西(none of +不可数名词)时，谓语动词则用单数，如：

　　 None of this worries me.

　　 None of the money is mine.

　　 None of the sugar was left.

　　 There is none of it left.