问题补充:
Nobody except Tom and Mary in the classroom. The other students are watching the basketball game on the playground now.
A. am B. is C. are
答案:
解析:考查主谓一致。在英语中,当主语后有with, together with, along with, except, besides, as well as 等短语时,谓语动词的数要和这些短语前面的名词或代词的单复数保持一致。第一句中的主语为nobody,因此谓语动词用单数is。