如:family家庭,police警察,cattle牛,clothing衣服,jewelry珠宝。
The class has elected its leader. 这个班选出了它的班长。
The class are interested in his lecture. (——集合名词指整体时为单数名词,用单数动词;指整体构成分子时为复数 名词,用复数动词。
——) I saw a ghost on my way home last night. 昨天回家的路上我看见一个鬼。
Don't believe a word he is saying;
it's all a pack of lies. 他说的话一点也别信,那全是一派胡言。
(——a/the/this/that+集合名词+of 这种结构是将若干相同的个体合在一起 的表达方式,也可将集合名词变成复数。
——) (——a herd of cows一群奶牛,a tes一包烟,a bundle of sticks一捆绲子,a flock 群鸟,a pile of bo My family has agreed to take a trip during the holiday. 我们家一致同意假期外出旅游。
My family are not in agreement on 对于去哪里我们家人 (——如果所采取的行动是一致的,则指团体,用单数动词。
,用复数。
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