指代意義決定謂語的單復(fù)數(shù)
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指代意義決定謂語的單復(fù)數(shù)
1)在代詞what, which, who, none, some, any, more, most, all等詞的單復(fù)數(shù)由其指代的詞的單復(fù)數(shù)決定。
all is right. (一切順利。)
all are present. (所有人都到齊了。)
2)集體名詞作主語時(shí),謂語的數(shù)要根據(jù)主語的意思來決定。如family, audience, crew, crowd, class, company, committee等詞后用復(fù)數(shù)形式時(shí),意為這個(gè)集體中的各個(gè)成員,用單數(shù)時(shí)表示該個(gè)集體。
his family isn't very large. 他家不是一個(gè)大家庭。
his family are music lovers. 他的家人都是音樂愛好者。
但集合名詞people, police, cattle, poultry等在任何情況下都用復(fù)數(shù)形式。
are there any police around?
3)有些名詞,如variety, number, population, proportion, majority 等有時(shí)看作單數(shù),有時(shí)看作復(fù)數(shù)。
a number of +名詞復(fù)數(shù)+復(fù)數(shù)動(dòng)詞。
the number of +名詞復(fù)數(shù)+單數(shù)動(dòng)詞。
a number of books have lent out.
the majority of the students like english.