Everyone except Tom and John was there when the meeting began这里为什么用was的啊?像这种类型的题目什么情况下用单数而不是用复数的啊?

Everyone except Tom and John ____there when the meeting began. Everyone except Tom and John______(go)there on foot Except Tom Johnson,_____ agrees with me.英语选择?Except Tom Johnson,_____ agrees with me.A.else everyone B.other everyoneC.everyone else D.everyone other （ ）Tom.Everyone is in the classroom a,except b.apart from c.besides d.except from everyone except Tom and Wei____here,just now.(be)应该填什么呢? Everyone except Tom and Jim_____there then.A.is B.was C.are D.were Everyone except Tom and John was there when the meetin began.把 was 换成 were Everyone except Tom was there then为什么是was?不是si?为什么是过去式? 用 everyone.except 造句 Excepy for an old bike,the room was empty.句中的Excepy for 可否变成except?Except后可以加单个的词，Everyone is her eexcept Tom。 Everyone except Tom and John （） seen the film A.is B.has C.are D.have为什么 Everyone except Tom and John -----there since the meeting began A.has been B.has gone为什么选A? Everyone except Tom and John ( ) there whenthe meeting began .A.are.B.is.C.were.D.was I'd like to know if everybody is hereC:Everyone except Tom isD:We're wondering if he's comingB:Tom came up 5.Everyone except Tom and John____there when the meeting began.A.is B.was C.are D.were到底是因为主语为everyone 还是因为except有就近原则呢? Everyone except Tom and John____there when the meeting began.A.is B.was C.are D.we到底是因为主语是everyone而选B还是因为except有就近原则的问题而选B的呢? everyone knows it except him还是except for Everyone except Tom and john _____ seen the film.A,is B.has C.are D.have 请告知理由,谢