一、表示“類”的集體名詞,常見的有 clothing; furniture; baggage/luggage; jewelry; traffic; information; machinery; merchandise(商品); produce(農(nóng)作物); scenery 它們指同一類的許多東西,其用法與不可數(shù)名詞相當(dāng): ①形式上總是單數(shù),沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式,作主語時(shí),謂語用單數(shù)。如: The old machinery is out of date. 這些舊機(jī)器過時(shí)了。 ②不可直接與a(n)或數(shù)詞連用。表數(shù)量時(shí)用much,little,some,a piece of等。如: Each room has five pieces of furniture. 每個(gè)房間有五件家具。 ③若需用代詞,用單數(shù)代詞。如: Do you want to see my jewelry? It is in the box. 你想看我的珠寶嗎?它在我的箱子里。 二、表示“群”的集體名詞常見的有 (Ⅰ) people; police; cattle; poultry(禽類); vermin(害蟲); clergy(神職人員); militia(民兵) (Ⅱ) family; class; team; government; crowd; committee; crew; jury(陪審團(tuán)); party(政黨); firm; couple; board(董事會(huì)); group; gang(黑社會(huì)); enemy; union; audience; public(公眾); mankind; humanity; youth ①上述(Ⅰ)部分的詞作主語時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞通常用復(fù)數(shù)。如: The police are looking for him. 警察當(dāng)局正在找他。 ②上述(Ⅱ)部分的詞把集體當(dāng)作一個(gè)整體時(shí),用作單數(shù);若考慮構(gòu)成這些集體的各個(gè)成員時(shí),看作復(fù)數(shù)。如: My family is a large one. 我家是個(gè)大家庭。 My family are all workers. 我的家人都是工人。 ③上述(Ⅰ)部分的詞以及public,church,audience,mankind,humanity等通常只有單數(shù)形式,也不能直接加a(n)(audience除外);其中clergy,public,church,youth,police等的前面通常要加the。 ④ 把一個(gè)集體名詞看作單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù),要注意前后一致。如: The team is famous for its(這里不能用their)long history. 該對(duì)以歷史悠久而聞名。 He has joined the football team who are (這里不可用which is)all famous footballers. 他參加了一個(gè)隊(duì)員全是著名足球選手的那個(gè)足球隊(duì)。 想成為老師的終身粉絲可以加他們好友哦: KK老師微信號(hào): kathy386733287 ↓↓↓ |
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