一、名词形状

　　形单义复

　　1.family 类名词作主语

　　强调整体时，谓语动词用单数;

　　强调个体时，谓语动词用复数。

　　如：My family is a happy family.

　　My family are so busy getting ready for Spring Festival.

　　类似的词还有：class，group，band，crew, committee，audience，public，club，staff, cabinet(内阁)，team 等等

　　练习1. The flight service crew __________ largely women.

　　A. is B. was C. are D. were

　　2.police 类名词作主语 总是用复数、

　　如：The police are looking for the lost child.

　　Cattle feed on grass.

　　这类名词还有：people，youth，personnel，cattle，vermin寄生虫、，poultry, clergy(牧师)，militia(民兵) 等等

　　形复义单

　　1.学科：physics，mathematics，electronics，economics，news，statistics

　　如：Electronics is a piece of cake to him.

　　2.疾病：mumps 腮腺炎、，measles 麻疹、，diabetes(糖尿病)，arthritis(关节炎)

　　3.书名、报刊名、国家名

　　如：《Great Expectations》 远大前程

　　《Times Weekly》 时代周刊

　　the United States

　　4.运动项目：

　　如：parallel bars 双杠

　　单复数同形

　　fish，deer, sheep，headquarters(总部)，crossroads， Chinese，species，works，means，craft(手艺)，aircraft，spacecraft等等

　　如：There is a sheep on the grass.

　　There are three sheep on the grass.

　　练习1. Ever since Picasso’s painting went on exhibit, there ____ large crowds at the museum every day.

　　A. is B. has been C. have been D. are

　　2. Passenger ships and _________ are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to-land radio telephones.

　　A. aircrafts B. aircraft C. the planes D. also the planes

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