谓语动词用复数的情况

 谓语动词用复数的情况
        
        　　1) both, some, few, many等用作主语或修饰主语时，谓语动词用复数。
        
        　　【例如】
        
        　　Both of my parents are over seventy years old.
        
        　　Many students in my class have creative thoughts and wide knowledge.
        
        　　2)“the +形容词”作主语，在表示一类人或事物时，谓语动词用复数。
        
        　　【例如】
        
        　　The aged are well taken care of by the government.
        
        　　The poor are often looked down upon by the rich.
        
        　　The young have respect for the old in China.
        
        　　3) a number of, a lot of, any of, most of, the rest of, some of, none of, all of修饰复数名词时，谓语动词用复数。
        
        　　【例如】
        
        　　Most of the teachers are responsible and knowledgeable.
        
        　　A number of books have been published on the subject.
        
        　　None of the books attract me a lot. the number of表示“……的数量”，谓语动词用单数。