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(dòng)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(dòng)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(dòng)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。