就远原则，是指当用作主语的成分后面跟有由but, except, besides, including, like, with, as well as, as much as, no less than, along with, in addition to, combined with, rather than, together with等引出的短语时，谓语动词习惯上要与这些结构前面的主语保持一致（即与比较远的那个主语保持一致）。

当句子中的连词为as well as；（together/along/combined）with；rather than；except；besides；but；including；in addition to；apart from, like, as much as, no less than,时谓语动词习惯性要和与其较远的主语保持统一形式。

Nobody but two students is in the classroom.除了这两个学生，没有人在教室。

Everybody except you is down on me. 除了你，大家都看不起我。

A woman with two children has come. 一位妇女带着两个孩子已经来了。

John, rather than his roommates, is to blame. 约翰，而不是他的室友，应该受到责备。

Jim, together with his classmates, has seen the film. 吉姆和他的同学一起看了这部电影。

My father, no less than I, is a base-ball fan. 我的父亲不亚于我也是个棒球迷。

The son, as well as his parents, wants to go there. 不但儿子想去那儿，而且他的父母也想去。

The teacher, as well as the students, is interested in the activity. 老师也和同学们一样对这项活动有兴趣。

由 or，not only … but also …，either …or, neither …nor, not … but …等连接两个名词作主语时，谓语动词的单复数形式要根据就近原则来确定。

如：

You or he is going to be sent to study abroad .

He or we are going to be sent to study abroad .

“名词 + 介词 / 介词短语（ with，together with，along with，as well as 等） + 名词”作主语时，谓语动词的单复数由介词前的名词的单复数形式决定。

如：

Tom as well as his parents enjoys fishing .

You as well as your brother have been accept-ed .

主语从句、不定式或动名词作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式。

如：

What we can’t get seems better than what we have .

Taking more exercise is good for your health .

定语从句中，当先行词在从句中作主语时，从句谓语与先行词的人称和数保持一致；但“ one of + 名词复数”作先行词时，如在 one 前有 the，the very，the only 等词修饰时，从句谓语动词要用单数形式，若没有，则用复数形式。

如：

He is one of the students who have been praised by the headmaster .

He is the only one of the students who has been praised by the headmaster .

there be 句型中，be 的单复数形式由其后的名词决定，如果有两个或两个以上的名词，则按就近原则决定。

如：

There is only a desk in the room .

There is only a desk and two chairs in the room .

There are two chairs and a desk in the room .

“ the + 形容词”作主语表示一类人时，谓语动词一般用复数形式。

如：

The rich don’t understand the life of the poor .