【正文】 第一篇：集體名詞英語中集合名詞的用法是高考經(jīng)?？疾榈囊粋€考點,它主要涉及集合名詞的可數(shù)性、單復(fù)數(shù)意義、主謂一致、,我們將一些?？嫉募厦~分為以下幾類,并分別簡述其有關(guān)用法特點：第一類 形式為單數(shù),但意義可以用為單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)這類集合名詞包括family(家庭),team(隊),class(班),audience(聽眾)等,其用法特點為：若視為整體,表示單數(shù)意義；若考慮其個體成員,： His family is family are all waiting for class consists of 45 class are reading English 形式為單數(shù),但意義永遠(yuǎn)為復(fù)數(shù)這類集合名詞包括cattle(牛,牲畜),people(人),police(警察)等,其用法特點為：只有單數(shù)形式, 但卻表示復(fù)數(shù)意義,用作主語時謂語用復(fù)數(shù)；不與 a(n)連用,但可與the連用(表示總括意義和特指).如： People will laugh at police are looking for cattle were killed for ：表示牲畜的頭數(shù),用單位詞 head(單復(fù)數(shù)同形).如： five head of cattle 5頭牛,fifty(head of)cattle 50頭牛 第三類 形式為復(fù)數(shù),意義也為復(fù)數(shù)這類集合名詞包括goods(貨物), clothes(衣服)等,其用法特點是：只有復(fù)數(shù)形式(當(dāng)然也表示復(fù)數(shù)意義,用作主語時謂語也用復(fù)數(shù)),：Clothes dry slowly in the rainy clothes are very goods are not well made you should plain to the , 形式為單數(shù),意義也為單數(shù)這類集合名詞包括baggage / luggage(行李), clothing(衣服), furniture(家具), machinery(機(jī)器), poetry(詩), scenery(風(fēng)景), jewelry(珠寶), equipment(設(shè)備)等, 其用法特點為：是不可數(shù)名詞,只用單數(shù)形式,不用不定冠詞(當(dāng)然更不能用數(shù)詞),：Our clothing protects us from [against] the you checked all your baggage? 你所有的行李都托運(yùn)了嗎? The thief stole all her hospital has no decent Tang Dynasty is thought of as the high summer of Chinese ：machinery, poetry, jewelry, scenery等相應(yīng)的個體可數(shù)名詞是 machine, poem, jewel, ： a poem / a piece of poetry 一首詩many machines / much machinery / many pieces of machinery 許多機(jī)器 第五類 補(bǔ)充幾個?？嫉募厦~除上面提到的四類集合名詞外,以下幾個集合名詞也應(yīng)重點注意(因為它們也是常考考點)：(頭發(fā),毛發(fā))：指全部頭發(fā)或毛發(fā)時,為集合名詞(不可數(shù))；指幾根頭發(fā)或毛發(fā)時,為個體名詞(可數(shù)).如： My hair has grown very police found two hairs (人類)：是一個不可數(shù)的集合名詞,不用復(fù)數(shù)形式,： This is an invention that benefits has its own ：mankind 表示“人(類)”時,雖不可數(shù),但有時卻可以表示復(fù)數(shù)意義,： Mankind are intelligent (水果)：作為集合名詞,： He doesn’t eat much is growing fruit in the ,當(dāng)要表示種類時,它可視為可數(shù)名詞,即a fruit 指一種水果,fruits ： Some fruits have thick potato is a vegetable, not a ,而不是一種水果.第二篇：淺議集體名詞的單復(fù)數(shù)淺議集體名詞的單復(fù)數(shù)■崔長平河南遂平一高（463100）在英語中，集體名詞本身的單、復(fù)數(shù)形式及集體名詞在句中用作單數(shù)還是復(fù)數(shù)，往往由于詞義、詞類的變化、可數(shù)與不可數(shù)等因素而相互有所不同，但還是有規(guī)律可循的。一．集體名詞本身的單、復(fù)數(shù)形式。（1）只有單數(shù)形式，沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式。常見的有：police，mankind，cattle，people（人），militia，society，the public，the world等。一般來說，集體名詞多以單數(shù)形式出現(xiàn)。有些語法稱這類沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的集體名詞為“無限集體名詞（unlimited collective noun.）”。（2）即有單數(shù)形式，又有復(fù)數(shù)形式。常見的有：party—parties，class—classes，family—families，crowd—crowds，group—groups，mittee—mittees 等。但無論是單數(shù)形式還是復(fù)數(shù)形式均未改變其集體名詞的詞類。它們可稱為“有限集體名詞（limited collective noun.）” 二．集體名詞在句中用作單數(shù)還是復(fù)數(shù)？（1）多數(shù)表示有生命的集體名詞常作復(fù)數(shù)用。Several hundred police were on duty last cattle are kept on the militia were called out to guard the enemy were forced to present staff number 1500.（2）有些集體名詞只作單數(shù)用。New machinery was introduced in this isn’t much furniture in the room.（3）有些集體名詞如：class，family，the world，the public，government，team，audience，mittee，couple，crew等，如看作整體的就作單數(shù)用，如被看作組成該集體的各個成員時就作復(fù)數(shù)用。①The audience is audience were enjoying every minute of the play.②The class is class are taking notes in English.③