[Grammar] Nothing/everything but cars IS/ARE sold here.

[Sahil Dhankhar]

This is not my homework.

I think "Nothing/everything but cars IS sold here" is correct.
Am I right?

 

[Barb_D]

Do you mean they sell everything EXCEPT cars? (Bananas, nails, underwear, parkas, vodka...)
Or do you mean they sell ONLY cars and nothing else?

 

[bhaisahab]

Interesting examples, Barb...

 

[Barb_D]

Should have added "chainsaws"

 

[Sahil Dhankhar]

My objective was to be certain regarding the use of primary auxiliary verb.
However, in my opinion, the meaning thould be as follows:-
Everything but cars... mean except cars everything is sold (even chainsaw is included).
Nothing but cars.... mean only cars are sold(chainsaw is a strict no).

 

[Rover_KE]

Your understanding is correct.