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成人高考英语(高起点)复习资料:名词(3)

来源 :中华考试网 2016-01-22

  考点3.集合名词的数

  一般地说,集合名词只以单数形式出现。常见的有:family,police,cattle,team,people,government, class,group,audience(观众),public(公众),crew(全体船员)等。当这些名词作主语时,若表示一个整体时,谓语动词用单数形式;若表示集体的每一个成员时,谓语动词用复数形式。

  His family is a big family./ The whole family are watching TV now.

  The government welcomes the proposal.(政府欢迎该建议。)

  The government are discussing the proposal.(政府官员正在讨论该建议。)

  注意:

  (1)police和cattle后面的谓语动词总是用复数形式

  Many cattle are kept on the farm.

  Several hundred police are on duty.

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