2011英语四级语法讲义大全：主谓一致六

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17、集合名词如：people, police ,cattle等作主语，谓语动词用复数形式。如：
" u: N( m* ~5 K$ V1）The police are searching for him.
& W" d, D5 P$ b3 a2）The cattle are grassing (吃草)。
18、population当人口讲时，谓语动词用单数形式；当人们讲时，谓语动词用复数。如：
# E6 i% A  J4 A/ Q1）The population of China is larger than that of Japan.
( _% f1 ?1 j$ U. J2）One third of the population here are workers.
! `0 Y* I) ^( s* F1 Q19、the number of + 名词复数，是表示“…的数字”，作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式；a (large / great) number of + 名词复数，表示许多，作主语时；谓语动词用复数形式。
0 Q. h% ~- `) |+ z" u1）The number of the students in our school is increasing year after year.
2）A number of students have gone for an outing.
20、means, politics, physics, plastics等作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。