follow(ing)

1.as follows是习语，不论那句子的主语是单数或复数，只可用as follows，不可用as follow，如The rule is as follows和The rules are as follows。

2.A strange thing followed upon the incident等句子里的upon可有可无。

3.as follows和（as）in the following两种表达方式不可混用，不可用as following或in the follows。

4.the following有时单数，有时复数，随意思而定，如The following is my full name和The following are our full names。

5.the three following sentences, the five following rules等比the following three sentences, the following five rules等普通。

6.following有时用作介词。例如：Following the ceremony a reception was held. 这用法在报纸上特别多见。

7.follow后面不可接宾语和不定式，如不可说I followed him to go into the house和I followed him to read the sentence aloud。该改作I followed him into the house和I read the sentence aloud after him。

8.I followed my parents to Shanghai是“我跟随着我的父母到上海（父母先到，我后到）”。并不是“我和我的父母一同到上海”。

9.on the Tuesday following跟on the following Tuesday意思相同。

10.The following is a list of the books里的The following是主语，Following is a list of the books里的Following实际等于The following，但也可以把全句看作等于A list of the books is following。事实上不说A list of the books is following，而说A list of the books follows。Following is a list of the books是美国用法。