集体名词的数

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,集体名词（collective noun）,集体名词表示一群人或物的名词叫集体（或集合）名词。为便于弄清其特点，我们不妨把它们分为表示无生命的物的“类”和表示主要是由人（有少数是低等动物）构成的“群”的集体名词,。,1,它们指同一类的许多东西，其用法与,不可数名词,相当：,1.形式上总是单数，没有复数形式。作主语时，谓语用单数。,如：The old machinery is out of date.,表示“类”的集体名词，常见的有：,clothing,furniture,baggage,luggage,traffic,information,je-welry,machinery,produce,scenery.,2,2.不可直接与a或an或数词连用。表数量时用much，little，some，a piece of，an article of,a set of等。,如：,Each room has five pieces of furniture.,3.若需用代词，用单数代词。,如：,Do you want to see my jewelry?It is in the box.,3,表示群的集体名词常见的有,1.people,police,cattle,poultry(家禽),vermin(害 虫),crew(全体人员）,2.family,class,team,goverment,crowd,committee,party,firm,couple,board,group,enemy,union,audience,public,mankind,humanity,youth,上述1.部分的词作主语时，谓语动词通常用复数。,如：,The police are looking for him.,4,上述2.部分的词把集体当作一个整体时，用作单数；若考虑构成这些集体的各个成员时，看作复数。,如：,My family is a large one.,My family are all workers.,上述1.部分的词以及public，church，audience，mankind，humanity等通常只有单数形式，也不能直接加a或an（audience除外）；其中public,church，youth，police等的前面通常要加the。,5,强调：,把一个集体名词看作单数或复数，要注意前后一致,。如：,The team is famous for its(,不能用their,),long history.,该队以历史悠久而闻名。,He has joined the football team who are(,不可用which is,)all famous footballers.,他参加了一个队员全是著名足球选手的那个足球队,6,集体名词的数记忆口诀,人们、警察、家庭、队、组，,人群、牛群”，都是集体。,强调整体，用作单数，,强调成员，当成复数。,变来变去，形式单数,7,补充,1.当集体名词被以下量词短语修饰时，,a(the,this,that)kind/sort/type/form/series/species of+名词或a pair of,a large amount of,a committee of,+名词作主语，谓语用,单数,形式；,但,these(those,all,many,some)kinds/sorts/types/forms of,two pairs of,large amounts of+,名词做主语，谓语用,复数形式。,如：,This kind of book is useful for us.,Many kinds of shoes are on sale in that shop.,8,2.a quantity of+名词，分数、百分数做主语，谓语单复数由名词定。,3.a number of,a variety of,a group of+复数名词+复数谓语,4.the number of,the variety of+复数名词+单数谓语,9,练习,1.In summer,my family always _,_,_(eat)lunch in the park.,2.At the moment,the whole class _,_(enjoy)sightseeing trips in the city.,3.My study group_,_(want)to have pen friend.,4.Our team_,_(have)organized a match against a visiting.,5.The whole family_,_,_(teach)students about life in the USA.,6.Every morning a small group of us_,_ _(travel)to school together.,eats,is enjoying,want,teaches,has,travels,10,thank you for listening,11,