高中英语 Module 1 Grammar 2Subject and verb agreement课件 外研版必修3.pptVIP

* Subject and verb agreement Read the sentences and answer the questions. My family lives in Cardiff. Our soccer team is fantastic. The whole class is here. What have the words family, team, and class got in common? (a) They are all singular nouns. (b) They are followed by a singular verb. (c) They refer to only one person. (d) They refer to a number of people. (b) (d) The key: 对于这些集体名词：family, class, team, committee, audience, public, government 等,如果强调这个集体是一个整体就被看作单数，如果强调组成这个整体的每个成员就当作复数用。 如：① The class is a good one. ② The class are all there. ③ My family is in Beijing.