Test One" F) Y3 Q: G* P4 E$ y
集体名词作主语主谓一致
/ q5 ~. {' p5 }8 m 1)通常作复数的集体名词( A1 b! m' Q% _
集体名词,如:police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等,
8 m: K9 _# S; y* V1 b1 p5 u 通常作复数,用复数动词。如:, w$ F+ P7 Z. }) E6 U* }
Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.% f! d8 }- m `
2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词& _! u4 p+ b$ H0 h
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.
1 p; J, T' |# T, g" ^/ M7 N. h# g 3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词8 O/ |4 v9 o+ }/ b
集体名词,如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等,既可作单数,也可作复数用。. M! K; Q; ~! B/ t- K1 r
The city council is meeting to set its agenda.
3 j: f, E8 k3 T2 r1 S 4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词" O+ L" D6 _, Q7 ?7 k0 A4 d- ^
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。
+ J; z1 |4 ?$ J. F9 W$ U 例如:7 V0 G: _# Q% Z% C
A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.5 z& T2 D3 }/ z" ~
近义词辨析
8 |- l5 u; }7 r- N* D tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout
3 V$ v8 }; ~) [ 这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。4 L, l& [; i6 R& ]/ t, J
tired
" Y5 ?9 E. a% g0 ~' P) ^% x9 ? 可指因体力或脑力消耗太多而需要休息,还可指因长期做某事而失去兴趣。
9 T0 \( p D# o Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲惫,一到家就上床睡觉去了。6 T& G H X! Q: M4 J
exhausted+ c, o* ?& n0 U; T" p
表达的疲惫程度最强,指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。
6 n1 s" m) ?' _ T* ` The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus.精疲力竭的工程师在公共汽车上睡着了。# s$ K7 ^, t* i. g" p8 |. R
fatigued
' D t3 I' M) _ _" D& _ 所表达的疲劳程度比tired和weary强,表示由于过度劳累而引起疲乏,不能再继续下去。
, m+ M4 u6 }; ]* v9 V, ^ He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪,不想说一句话。. i- r0 b- [+ z( c0 x" j
weary
$ l1 G8 a# e, [: m2 o# s 语气比tired强,指由于长时间努力工作或由于做单一的事而引起疲倦。
7 v* R7 {8 h( M/ J: |+ { After a long and weary wait, the plane finally came to take them back.经过漫长而又令人疲乏的等待后,飞机终于来接他们回去了。
6 y6 T7 A! c- R wornout9 S9 ~7 G$ X- A- N7 H
这个词不太正式,多用于口语。
1 E2 P- ?1 S& C1 j The troops were wornout after winning the battle.战后,部队疲惫不堪。 |