The universityswhereshe is studying was founded in 1950 You now speak English better than you spoke it last year. 4)时间和条件状语从句中,常用现在时表示将来 【例如】 We will cancel our trip if it rains tomorrow. I will go to visit the Summer Palace as soon as I arrive in Beijing 集合名词的主谓一致 集合名词作主语时,主谓一致关系是一个较为复杂的问题。对此类问题我们可以从“数”的角度分为四类 1)单数一复数型。凡是有复数词尾变化形式的集合名词都属于此类。如: a class- dasses; a family families; a government--governments an army-armies; a people-peoples; a group--groupsa crowd- crowds; a crew- crews等。这类集合名词强调的是整体性,即当作一个整体或多个整体来看待 属于这类集合名词的单数作主语时,谓语动词用单数:复数形式作主语时,谓语动词用复数。 【例如】 a big crowd often gathers on the square every morning There are huge crowds in the streets on Sunday There are many English-speaking peoples in the world 但应注意,这类集合名词的单数形式有时表示复数概念,所以这些集合名词的单数形式也可归为“单 复同形型”中 2)单数型。这类集合名词表示的是人或事物的整体,即把这类人或事物的全部包括在内,所以只有单 数形式。如作主语,谓语动词常用单数。这类名词常见的有: humanity, mankind, proletariat等。The universityswhereshe is studying was founded in 1950. You now speak English better than you spoke it last year. 4)时间和条件状语从句中，常用现在时表示将来。 【例如】 We will cancel our trip if it rains tomorrow. I will go to visit the Summer Palace as soon as I arrive in Beijing. 集合名词的主谓一致 集合名词作主语时，主谓一致关系是一个较为复杂的问题。对此类问题我们可以从“数”的角度分为四类。 1)单数—复数型。凡是有复数词尾变化形式的集合名词都属于此类。如：a class—classes; a family— families; a government—governments; an army—armies; a people—peoples; a group—groups; a crowd—crowds; a crew—crews 等。这类集合名词强调的是整体性，即当作一个整体或多个整体来看待。 属于这类集合名词的单数作主语时，谓语动词用单数；复数形式作主语时，谓语动词用复数。 【例如】 A big crowd often gathers on the square every morning. The government has decided to pass the bill. There are huge crowds in the streets on Sunday. There are many English-speaking peoples in the world. 但应注意，这类集合名词的单数形式有时表示复数概念，所以这些集合名词的单数形式也可归为“单 复同形型”中。 2)单数型。这类集合名词表示的是人或事物的整体，即把这类人或事物的全部包括在内，所以只有单 数形式。如作主语，谓语动词常用单数。这类名词常见的有：humanity, mankind, proletariat 等