集体名词作主语主谓一致

1)通常作复数的集体名词

集体名词，如：police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等，

通常作复数，用复数动词。如：

Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.

2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词

有些集体名词，如foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,merchandise,通常作不可数名词，随后的动词用单数。例如：All the machinery in the factory is made in China.

3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词

集体名词，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既