新概念英语2册问题新概念2册 54课课文第二段 The children were at school,my husba

这个其实有点并列句的意思。也就是说the children were at school; my husband was at work; the house was quiet可以当作三个独立的句子来看但这里用逗号和and连接起来了。children是复数所以用were,而husband和house是单数所以用was。英语一个句子只有一个动词其实只是局限于简单具,并不是绝对的评判标准。比如主从复合句就经常出现不只有一个动词。