15.5 指代意義決定謂語的單復數(shù)
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1) 在代詞what, which, who, none, some, any, more, most, all等詞的單復數(shù)由其指代的詞的單復數(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,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等詞后用復數(shù)形式時,意為這個集體中的各個成員,用單數(shù)時表示該個集體。
   His family isn't very large.  他家不是一個大家庭。
   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數(shù)形式。
   Are there any police around?

3)有些名詞,如variety, number, population, proportion, majority 等有時看作單數(shù),有時看作復數(shù)。
  A number of +名詞復數(shù)+復數(shù)動詞。
  The number of +名詞復數(shù)+單數(shù)動詞。
  A number of books have lent out.
  The majority of the students like English.













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