Everyone except Tom and JOhn -----there when the meeting began.A is B was C are D more

题目

Everyone except Tom and JOhn -----there when the meeting began.A is B was C are D more
选什么为什么?答案和everyone有关吗?有语法关系吗?

答案

答案选B was
当句子主语是“A except B”时,谓语动词单复数要以A为主,在这里就是以Everyone 为主,同时Everyone 做主语,谓语动词要用单数,所以这里谓语动词用was.