第 1 讲 名词与主谓一致(要点透析)名词一、名词的数 在熟悉名词单数变复数规则的基础上,突出以下几点: 1
注意以下名词数的概念 ① 以 s 结尾,仍为单数的名词(多为学科名词), 如: physics, linguistics, mathematics, politics, statistics, news, the United States ② 总称名词:表示一类事物的总称,不能加 s,如:machinery, furniture, equipment, technology, luggage, baggage, homework, evidence ③ 单数和复数形式表达不同的意思,如:fish 鱼肉—fishes 各种鱼paper 纸—papers 试卷water 水—waters 水域room 空间—rooms 房间time 时间—times 时代arm 手臂—arms 武器④ 形式上虽是单数,但表示的是复数含义,如:people, police, cattle, staff, public, the +adj
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集体名词的数 family,team,audience,class,club,committee,crowd, group, enemy, cattle, government, majority, minority, part, people, police, public, staff 等集体名词注意其主谓一致,一般来说,视为整体时作单数看待,侧重其成员时则作复数看待
The enemy has suffered heavy losses
The enemy are in flight
单复数同形的名词 a.某些动物名称fish, deer, sheep b.某国人的名词Chinese, Japanese, Swi