专业四级考前恶补--语法词汇 专业四级考前恶补--语法词汇

　　专业四级考前恶补--语法词汇

　　集体名词作主语主谓一致

　　1)通常作复数的集体名词

　　集体名词，如：police, people, cattle, militia, poultry等，通常作复数，用复数动词。如：

　　Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.

　　2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词

　　有些集体名词，如foliage, machinery, equipment, furniture, merchandise,通常作不可数名词，随后的动词用单数。例如：All the machinery in the factory is made in China.

　　3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词

　　集体名词，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作单数，也可作复数用。The city council is meeting to set its agenda.

　　4) a committee, etc. of +复数名词

　　如果主语是由“a committee of /a panel of /a board of +复数名词”构成，随后的动词通常用单数。例如：A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.