有一读者问： 有这样一道选择题：
(1)Each soldier and sailor_________given a gun.（were, was, am, are）
问应选哪一个词？
应选was。这个句子的sailor之前省去了each，全句应是：
(2)Each soldier and each sailor was given a gun.
为什么须用单数动词was呢？ 这是因为each soldier和each sailor应看作两个单独结构，换言之，整个句子应看作一个并列句，相当于：
(3)Each soldier was given a gun and each sailor was given a gun.
不定代词every也这样用，如：
(4)Every hour and every minute is important. （亦须用单数动词is）
(5)Every English man and woman has good reason to be proud of the work done by their fathers in prose and poetry. （须用单数动词has, woman之前省去了every English）
