集體名詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)的數(shù)要根據(jù)主語(yǔ)的意思來(lái)決定.如family,audience,crew,crowd,class,company,committee等詞后用復(fù)數(shù)形式時(shí),意為這個(gè)集體中的各個(gè)成員,用單數(shù)時(shí)表示該個(gè)集體.
如：His family isn't very large.他家不是一個(gè)大家庭.
His family are music lovers.他的家人都是音樂(lè)愛(ài)好者.
但集合名詞people,police,cattle,poultry(家禽).militia(民兵).vermin等在任何情況下都用復(fù)數(shù)形式.