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1、后面接复数动词的集体名词 某些具有生命意义的集体名词作主语时，谓语动词通常用复数形式。这些名词有： cattle, clergy, elite, fashion, folk, gentry, intelligentsia, kindred, laity, militia, nobility, pay, peasantry, people, police, posse, poultry……………. Eg: The cattle are gazing in the field. The clergy are opposed to the plan. All the fashion of the town were present. Some folk are never satisfied. [注]folk 指“人们”时，英国人不加-s，美国人常加-s. 2、厚街单数动词的集体名词 （1）、以city、college、country等做主语的词 有些表示地点、场所、的名词具有集体意义，其后的谓语动词通常用单数形式。 这些名词有：city, college, country, factory, school, town, university, village, world等。 （2）、以cast, community, humanity 等作主语时，谓语动词习惯用单数形式。 Eg：The whole country is opposed to war. I know the whole ship is against me, but I can handle that. The play’s cast was given a standing ovation. Humanity progresses very slowly. 3、后接单、复数动词的集体名词 某些具有生命意义的集体名词做主语时，如被看成一个整体，谓语动词就用单数形式；如被看成组成该集体的一个个成员，则谓语动词就用复数形式。 这些名词有：army, audience, band, board, cavalry, cabinet, choir, class, club, committee, company, congregation, council, crew, crowd, enemy, family, fleet, foot, gang, generation, government, group, horse, infantry, jury, management, mob, navy, offspring, opposition, party, population, public, staff, team, youth等。 4、不可数的名词 （1）、表示某种类别东西总称的名词 表示某种类别东西总称的名词作主语时，谓语动词往往用作单数形式，但不能与不定冠词连用。这类名词有：clothing, crockery, equipment, foliage, furniture, luggage, baggage, machinery, mail, merchandise, poetry等。 （2）、误以为可数名词的不可数名词 有些英语名词是不可数的，但中国人常把它们误以为可数名词。 Eg: advice, bread, chalk, homework, information, jewellery, news, property, paper 5、单复数同形的名词 （1）、表示动物的名词 这类名词有：fish, bass, carp. Cod, shark, whale, antelope, bison, buffalo, deer, sheep, swine等等。 【注】fish 后加-es 是指“多种鱼” （2）、表示人的名词 这类名词有：buttons， corps, counsel, lazybones, offspring, Chinese, Japanese, 等等 （3）、与其他常用单 复数同形名词 这类名词有：aircraft, barracks, bob, brace, chassis, craft, head, hovercraft, means, patois, series, species, works………. 这类名词有： 6、--o结尾名词变复数的规则 （1）、以元音加—o结尾的名词变复数时，习惯加-s。 (2)、以辅音加----o结尾的名词变复数时，大多数习惯加—s. 【注】也有少部分以辅音加---o结尾的名词变复数时，习惯加---es