[主謂一致]指代意義決定謂語(yǔ)的單復(fù)數(shù)

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1)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。例如:
    All is right. 一切順利。
    All are present. 人都到齊了。
    2)集體名詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)的數(shù)要根據(jù)主語(yǔ)的意思來決定。如family, audience, crew, crowd, class, company, committee等詞后,謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式時(shí)強(qiáng)調(diào)這個(gè)集體中的各個(gè)成員,用單數(shù)時(shí)強(qiáng)調(diào)該集體的整體。例如:
    His family isn't very large. 他家成員不多。
    His family are music lovers. 他家個(gè)個(gè)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。例如:
    Are there any police around? 附近有警察嗎?
    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)。例如:
    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.