and连接两个或以上,主语用复数
表示同一事物,and后无连词,用单数,常见词如bread and butter,knife and fork,iron and steel,law and order,a watch and chain,a noodle and thread等。
eg.The writer and the translater are...
eg.The writer and translater is...
eg.He and I are both students of this school
单个动词不定式(短语)、动名词(短语)或从句做主语时,谓语动词用单数
eg.What they need are books
The+adj. 表一类人时,用复数
若后强调一个人,用单数。eg.The injured in a little boy
eg.The old are well look after in China
形复意单的名词,如news,means,works(工厂);以及-cs结尾的学科,如physics,politics做主语时,谓语用单数
表总称意义形单意复的名词,如people,police,cattle(牛群),youth做主语时,谓语用复数。eg.The cattle are...
eg.Sough of the city lies an iron works
表示时间、金钱、距离、重量等复数名词做主语时,一般为一个个体,用单数
集体名词,如audience,class crew,family,committe(委员会),team,population,group等做主语,强调整体用单数,指个体成员用复数
eg.The population in China is very large and 80% of the population live in rural areas
The whole class is listening to the teacher attentively
all,none,some,any,most等不定代词做主语,根据其指代的内容定
eg.All is going on very well
eg.All one present besides the professor