(v n I The proletariat is the greatest class in the history of mankind. In the fields of production and scientific experiment, mankind makes constant progress 3)复数型。这类集合名词在形式和内容上是相互矛盾的,就是说它们只有单数形式,但表达的都是复 数概念。它强调的是集体中的个体性。这类名词有: police, cattle, faculty,fock, machinery, vermin, personnel等。它们作主语时,谓语动词要用复数。 【例如】 The police have caught the murder Our personnel are very highly trained The vermin are very dangerous 4)单复同形型。这类集合名词的单数形式既可表示单数也可表示复数。作主语时,用单数动词或复数 动词均可,有时意义区别不大。 【例如】 The school teaching staff are(is) excellent The public is(are)requested not to litter in the park The teaching profession claim(s) to be badly paid 这类集合名词常见的有: class,far am,crew, board, herd, committee, party, jury, enemy, 根据说话人的心理意向若把这个集合名词所代表的人或事物看作一个整体,就认为是单数,用单数动 词:若把它所代表的人或事物看作若干个个体的话,就认为其为复数,用复数动词 试比较: The football team is playing wel 那个足球队打得非常漂亮 The football team areshavingsbath and are then coming back here for tea 足球队员们正在洗澡,然后来这里吃茶点。 The family is a very happy one【例如】The proletariat is the greatest class in the history of mankind. In the fields of production and scientific experiment, mankind makes constant progress. 3)复数型。这类集合名词在形式和内容上是相互矛盾的，就是说它们只有单数形式，但表达的都是复 数概念。它强调的是集体中的个体性。这类名词有：police, cattle, faculty, flock, machinery, vermin, personnel 等。它们作主语时，谓语动词要用复数。 【例如】The police have caught the murder. Our personnel are very highly trained. The vermin are very dangerous. 4)单复同形型。这类集合名词的单数形式既可表示单数也可表示复数。作主语时，用单数动词或复数 动词均可，有时意义区别不大。 【例如】The school teaching staff are (is) excellent. The public is (are) requested not to litter in the park. The teaching profession claim(s) to be badly paid. 这类集合名词常见的有：class, family, team, crew, board, herd, committee, party, jury, enemy, audience 等。 根据说话人的心理意向若把这个集合名词所代表的人或事物看作一个整体，就认为是单数，用单数动 词；若把它所代表的人或事物看作若干个个体的话，就认为其为复数，用复数动词。 试比较：The football team is playing well. 那个足球队打得非常漂亮。 The football team areshavingsbath and are then coming back here for tea. 足球队员们正在洗澡，然后来这里吃茶点。 The family is a very happy one