Everyone except Bill and Jim 中间是（was/is/are/were中的哪一个）there when the meeting bagan.
问题描述：
Everyone except Bill and Jim 中间是（was/is/are/were中的哪一个）there when the meeting bagan.
答
was,everyone做主语要用单数，后面有began，说明是过去式，要用was.
答
不同意一楼
用 were
主语是 Everyone,
except bill and jim 是主语的伴随状语
everyone是不定代词 指“每个人”但强调的是总体，全部
不同于every one.
因为是不定代词 所以后便要用is
因为是复述概念 所以后边的反意疑问成分要用are
这里everyone 用复数，又因 后面动词是 began
顾用 were.
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像everyone这类复合词作主语的时候,谓语动词用单数形式.当主语后跟有with,along with,together with,besides,except,like,including,as well as,rather than等词的时候,谓语动词不受词组的影响,仅和主语保持一致.根...