若衹有一個主語,謂語的數(shù)則取決於該主語的數(shù);若有幾個主語竝列,則通常是與靠近的主語保持一致。如: There is a man at the door. 門口有個人。 There are some girls in the room. 房間裡有幾個女孩。 There is a pen and some books on the desk. 桌上有一支鋼筆和一些書。 但有時說話人先說出了there is(was),然後才想到要用複形名詞,此時則會出現(xiàn)there is後接複數(shù)主語的情況。如: There's some things I can't resist. 有些事物我是不抗拒的。 There's hundreds of people on the waiting list. 登記排隊的人有好幾百。