1、如果and连接两个名词做主语时,谓语一般用复数。
例如:The teacher and his son are picking apples now.
老师和他的儿子在摘苹果。
2、如果and连接的两个名词若构成一个整体事物或指同一个人时,谓语则用单数。
例如:Fish and chips isvery famous food in England.
鱼和薯条在英国是一道名菜。
The singer and songwriter is dead.
这位歌手兼作曲家死了。
3、如果由and连接的两个或更多的主语之前有each, every, many a/an, no的时候,谓语用单数名词。
例如:Every boy and girl in the class works very hard.
班上的每个男孩和女孩都很努力。
Each minute and second is valuable to us.
每分每秒对我们都是宝贵的。