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(2)某些集体名词(如：family，team，audience，class，committee，crowd，government，group，party，public等)作主语时，若作为一个整体看待，谓语用单数；若指集体中所有的成员时，谓语用复数。 Her family is small，but the family are advanced workers. (3)以s结尾的名词(如：学科名词politics，不可数名词news，或单复数同形的means，works等)，要分清其数的关系，才可决定其谓语的单复数形式。 Physics seems to be very difficult to many girl students. Different means of transport are available in the city. (4)none，some，all，the rest，half等作主语时，谓语动词根据其所指意义决定单复数。 The rest of the story was dull and all the students were bored. [学以致用] 用所给动词的适当形式填空 1．(2017·湖南高考)All we need________(be)a small piece of land where we can plant various kinds of fruit trees throughout the growing seasons of the year. 2．Not only I but also Jane and Mary________(be) tired of having one examination after another. 3．Nodding head________(mean) agreement. 4．The Times________(publish) in the United States，which________(be) one of the most developed countries in the world. 5．My brother is one of the students who________(choose) to join the force. 6．This is because two thirds of the earth’s surface________(be) made up of vast oceans. 7．A great number of students in this school________(be) League members. 8．The total number of the population in China________(be) about 1，320 million. 9．Between the two rows of trees________(stand) the teaching building. 10．Mary，as well as her sisters，________(study) Chinese in China now. 答案 1.is 2.are 3.means 4.is published；is 5.have been chosen 6.is 7.are 8.is 9.stands 10.is studying | 
