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名词及复合词 Countable and uncountable nouns 名词分为可数名词和不可数名词。可数名词前可以加a/an或以复数形式出现。不可数名词不与a/an连用，也没有复数形式。 We’ve got three children, two cats, and a dog. It was good to get out into the countryside and breathe in some fresh air. 在英语中，有些通常认为不可数的名词在其他语言里面是可数的 housework jewellery advice applause cash chess clothing conduct courage dancing dirt employment equipment evidence fun furniture harm health homework housing information leisure luck money mud music news nonsense poetry pollution produce progress research rubbish safety shopping sunshine transport underwear violence weather work 有时一个名词被当作整体物质或概念看时作不可数名词用，但是在下列情况中作可数名词： 1. 已被认可的装东西的容器 I prefer tea to coffee. Three teas, please. 2. 某个东西的类别、品牌或样式等 There’s cheese in the fridge. There were dozens of cheeses. 3. 某个东西的类别或具体的东西的一例 She has blonde hair. There’s a hair in my soup! 4. 某种物质或概念的某个实例 The statue was made of stone. I had a stone in my shoe. She was always good at sport. Football is a winter sport in Britain. 有些名词作可数名词或不可数名词时意思不同 competition glass grammar iron jam lace paper room time work Agreement between subject and verb 主谓一致 She lives in China. More people live in Asia than in any other continent. 如果句子的主语是复合主语，后面所跟动词的形式由主语中的中心名词决定。 Many leading members of the opposition party have tried to justify the decision. The only excuse that he gave for his actions was that he was tired. 一些以单数形式出现的名词既可以看作单数名词，也可以看作复数名词 The council has/have postponed a decision on the new road. —Audience class club community crowd department enemy family generation government group population press public school staff team university 一些名词常以复数形式出现，后面跟动词的复数形式。 Belongings clothes congratulations earnings goods riches savings stairs surroundings thanks 名词police people staff后面也永远跟动词的复数形式 有些以-s结尾的名词看起来像复数，但是用作句子主语时，后面跟动词单数形式：news, means; 某些学术科目：economics, linguistics, mathematics, politics, statistics, physics; 某些运动：gymnastics; 某些疾病：diabetes, measles, rabies. 比较： Politics is popular at this university.