（9） 由the majority of + 名词作主语时，谓语动词视名词的单复数形式而定。例如：

　　1） The majority of the damage is easy to repair.

　　2） The majority of criminals are non-violent.

　　（10）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.

　　注：当名词前有其他量词修饰时，谓语动词的单复数形式通常取决于量词。例如：

　　1）Row upon row of soldiers is marching towards us on the field.

　　2）A body of volunteers has been organized to aid the helpless in their struggle for survival.

　　（11）由all of， most of， a lot of， some of， none of， plenty of ， the rest 等 + 名词作主语时，谓语动词的单数形式应与名词一致。例如：

　　1）None of the books satisfy the students.

　　2）None of this meat is fit to eat.

　　3）All of the research work was designed by the chief engineer.

　　4）All of the students are against the plan for an outing at this time of the term.

　　（12）由more than one （或more than one + 单数名词），many a + 单数名词作主语，谓语动词要用单数形式。例如：

　　1）More than one student has passed the examination.

　　2）Many a boy learns to swim before he can read.

　　注：如果more than后面是复数名词，则谓语动词要用复数。

　　例如：More than two hundred students have attended the lecture.

　　（13）quantity of + 不可数名词，谓语动词用单数形式； quantities of + 可数与不可数名词，谓语动词用复数形式。例如：

　　1）Great quantities of milk are needed in this city.

　　2）There is a large quantity of milk.