英語專業(yè)四級常考考點(diǎn)
集體名詞作主語主謂一致
1)通常作復(fù)數(shù)的集體名詞
集體名詞,如:police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等,
通常作復(fù)數(shù),用復(fù)數(shù)動詞。如:
Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.
2)通常作不可數(shù)名詞的集體名詞
有些集體名詞,如foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,merchandise,通常作不可數(shù)名詞,隨后的動詞用單數(shù)。例如:All the machinery in the factory is made in China.
3)既可作單數(shù)也可作復(fù)數(shù)的集體名詞
集體名詞,如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等,既可作單數(shù),也可作復(fù)數(shù)用。
The city council is meeting to set its agenda.
4)a committee,etc. of +復(fù)數(shù)名詞
如果主語是由“a committee of /a panel of /a board of +復(fù)數(shù)名詞”構(gòu)成,隨后的動詞通常用單數(shù)。例如:
A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.
近義詞辨析
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout
這組詞均含有“疲憊的”的`意思。
tired
可指因體力或腦力消耗太多而需要休息,還可指因長期做某事而失去興趣。
Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲憊,一到家就上床睡覺去了。
exhausted
表達(dá)的疲憊程度最強(qiáng),指因勞累過度而精疲力竭。
The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus.精疲力竭的工程師在公共汽車上睡著了。
fatigued
所表達(dá)的疲勞程度比tired和weary強(qiáng),表示由于過度勞累而引起疲乏,不能再繼續(xù)下去。
He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲憊不堪,不想說一句話。
weary
語氣比tired強(qiáng),指由于長時(shí)間努力工作或由于做單一的事而引起疲倦。
After a long and weary wait, the plane finally came to take them back.經(jīng)過漫長而又令人疲乏的等待后,飛機(jī)終于來接他們回去了。
wornout
這個(gè)詞不太正式,多用于口語。
The troops were wornout after winning the battle.戰(zhàn)后,部隊(duì)疲憊不堪
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