Test One
集體名詞作主語主謂一致
1）通常作復(fù)數(shù)的集體名詞
集體名詞，如：police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等，
通常作復(fù)數(shù)，用復(fù)數(shù)動(dòng)詞。如：
Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.
2）通常作不可數(shù)名詞的集體名詞
有些集體名詞，如foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,merchandise,通常作不可數(shù)名詞，隨后的動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。例如：All the machinery in the factory is made in China.
3）既可作單數(shù)也可作復(fù)數(shù)的集體名詞
集體名詞，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作單數(shù)，也可作復(fù)數(shù)用。
The city council is meeting to set its agenda.
4）a committee,etc. of +復(fù)數(shù)名詞
如果主語是由“a committee of /a panel of /a board of +復(fù)數(shù)名詞”構(gòu)成，隨后的動(dòng)詞通常用單數(shù)。
例如：
A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.
近義詞辨析
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout
這組詞均含有“疲憊的”的意思。
tired
可指因體力或腦力消耗太多而需要休息，還可指因長期做某事而失去興趣。
Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲憊，一到家就上床睡覺去了。
exhausted
表達(dá)的疲憊程度，指因勞累過度而精疲力竭。
The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus.精疲力竭的工程師在公共汽車上睡著了。
fatigued
所表達(dá)的疲勞程度比tired和weary強(qiáng)，表示由于過度勞累而引起疲乏，不能再繼續(xù)下去。
He felt fatigued and didn't want to say a single word.他疲憊不堪，不想說一句話。
weary
語氣比tired強(qiáng)，指由于長時(shí)間努力工作或由于做單一的事而引起疲倦。
After a long and weary wait, the plane finally came to take them back.經(jīng)過漫長而又令人疲乏的等待后，飛機(jī)終于來接他們回去了。
wornout
這個(gè)詞不太正式，多用于口語。
The troops were wornout after winning the battle.戰(zhàn)后,部隊(duì)疲憊不堪。
集體名詞作主語主謂一致
1）通常作復(fù)數(shù)的集體名詞
集體名詞，如：police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等，
通常作復(fù)數(shù)，用復(fù)數(shù)動(dòng)詞。如：
Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.
2）通常作不可數(shù)名詞的集體名詞
有些集體名詞，如foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,merchandise,通常作不可數(shù)名詞，隨后的動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。例如：All the machinery in the factory is made in China.
3）既可作單數(shù)也可作復(fù)數(shù)的集體名詞
集體名詞，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作單數(shù)，也可作復(fù)數(shù)用。
The city council is meeting to set its agenda.
4）a committee,etc. of +復(fù)數(shù)名詞
如果主語是由“a committee of /a panel of /a board of +復(fù)數(shù)名詞”構(gòu)成，隨后的動(dòng)詞通常用單數(shù)。
例如：
A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.
近義詞辨析
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout
這組詞均含有“疲憊的”的意思。
tired
可指因體力或腦力消耗太多而需要休息，還可指因長期做某事而失去興趣。
Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲憊，一到家就上床睡覺去了。
exhausted
表達(dá)的疲憊程度，指因勞累過度而精疲力竭。
The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus.精疲力竭的工程師在公共汽車上睡著了。
fatigued
所表達(dá)的疲勞程度比tired和weary強(qiáng)，表示由于過度勞累而引起疲乏，不能再繼續(xù)下去。
He felt fatigued and didn't want to say a single word.他疲憊不堪，不想說一句話。
weary
語氣比tired強(qiáng)，指由于長時(shí)間努力工作或由于做單一的事而引起疲倦。
After a long and weary wait, the plane finally came to take them back.經(jīng)過漫長而又令人疲乏的等待后，飛機(jī)終于來接他們回去了。
wornout
這個(gè)詞不太正式，多用于口語。
The troops were wornout after winning the battle.戰(zhàn)后,部隊(duì)疲憊不堪。