ii. 名词作主语
1. 形式是单数，意义是复数的名词做主语时，谓语动词用复数。如：people, cattle, poultry, police, youth等。
The police are searching for the robber.
警察们正在搜寻那个抢劫犯。
2. 单复同形的集体名词作主语，如：group, class, team, family, nation, population, public, party, crew, company, union, staff, couple, committee, crowd, firm, orchestra等，根据意义一致原则决定谓语的数。
My family is a large one .
我的家庭是个大家庭。
The Chinese people are a great people.
中国人民是个伟大的民族。
My class are all fond of singing.
我班都喜欢唱歌。
3. Chinese, French, mathematics, statistics, electronics, economics, politics, linguistics, optics等表示语言或学科的单词作主语时，谓语动词用作单数。
Chinese is a difficult language.
汉语是一种难学语言。
注意： Chinese, Japanese, French, English表示某国人时，根据意义一致原则决定谓语的数。
The French are famous for their good wines.
法国人以他们的好葡萄酒而出名。
A Japanese has just come for help.
一个日本人刚才来求救。
4. works（工厂），means（方法），series（系列），deer（鹿），sheep（绵羊）根据所暗示的数来决定谓语的数。
Such means are unsuitable.
这样的方法不合适。（means与all, such, these, those等词连用，则意义为复数。）
A means to solve the problem is found.
一个解决这个问题的方法已经找到了。（means与a, such a, this, that, every等词连用，则意义为单数。）
There is an iron and steel works in my hometown.
我的家乡有一家钢铁厂。
5. 以-s结尾的表示由成对部分组成的物体的名词作主语时，谓语动词用复数。如trousers, glasses, scissors, pants等。如果这些词由a pair of, a couple of连用，动词的数与pair, couple的数保持一致。
Your glasses are broken.
你的眼镜破了。
One pair of trousers isn't enough.
一条裤子是不够的。
Three couples of books are on the desk.
有6本书在课桌上。
6. clothes, goods, wages, stairs , taxes, earnings, belongings, savings, leavings作复数用，其后面的谓语动词要用复数。
Goods are sold out.
货物已被卖出。
His wages are more than 600 yuan a month.
他的工资是每月六百元。
My earnings this year are not half of yours.
我今年的收入不到你的一半。
7. news, music, equipment, luggage, information, furniture, advice, progress等不可数名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数。
The equipment has been fixed.
设备已经修理好。
专项练习
1. The news _______ a great blow to her when she heard it.
A. is
B. are
C. were
D. was
2. The crew _______ standing in different parts of the ship at that moment.
A. is
B. are
C. were
D. was
3. Mathematics _______ a very important subject.
A. was
B. is
C. are
D. were
4. The government _______ hoping to make their findings known soon.
A. is
B. has been
C. are
D. be
5. The committee _______ among themselves for four years.
A. has been arguing
B. has been argued
C. have been arguing
D. have been argued
6. The auxiliary police _______ to report for duty at the headquarters.
A. are required
B. required
C. is required
D. will required
7. Politics _______ one of the subjects that _______ taught in the middle school.
A. are; are
B. is; are
C. shall; is
D. were； are
答案速查 1-5 DCBCC 6—7 AB
