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1. Usage of noun modifiers
Classification of English noun usageCollective nouns in English are a frequently tested topic in the college entrance examination, mainly involving the countability, singular and plural meanings, subject verb agreement, appropriate modifiers, etc. of collective nouns.. For the convenience of understanding and memory, we divide some commonly tested collective nouns into the following categories and briefly describe their usage characteristics: Collective nouns in English are a common test point in the college entrance examination, mainly involving the countability, singular and plural meanings, subject verb agreement, appropriate modifiers, etc. of collective nouns. For the convenience of understanding and memory, we divide some commonly used collective nouns into the following categories and briefly describe their usage characteristics: the first category is singular in form, but can be used in singular or plural sense. These collective nouns include family (Family Y: "Times New Roman" ">family, team, class, audience, etc.), whose usage characteristics are: if viewed as a whole, it represents singular meaning; If considering its individual members, it represents plural meaning. Compare and understand: His family is large. His home is a big family. His family is all waiting for him. His entire family is waiting for him. This class considers 45 students. This class is reading English now. The students in this class are reading English. The students in this class are reading English. The second form is singular, but the meaning is always plural. This type of collective noun includes cattle, livestock, people, police, etc. Its usage is characterized by having only singular form but indicating plural meaning. When used as a subject, it is called pragmatic plural; Not used in conjunction with a (n), but can be used in conjunction with the. People will laugh at you. The police are looking for him. Many cattle were killed for this reason. Note: Refers to the number of livestock heads, using the unit word head (singular and plural homophonic). For example, five heads of cattle 5 cows, fifty (head of) cattle 50 cows. The third form is plural and has a plural meaning. This type of collective noun includes goods, clothes, etc. Its usage characteristic is that only the plural form () also has a plural meaning, and when used as the subject, the predicate is also plural), but it is usually not used in conjunction with numerals. For example, Clothes dry slowly in the rainy season. Clothes are not easy to dry during the rainy season. Such clothes are very expensive. If goods are not well made, you should complain to the manufacturer. If the quality of the goods is poor, you should file a complaint with the manufacturer. The fourth type of collective noun is singular in form and meaning, including bag/luggage, clothing, furniture, machinery, poetry, scenery, equipment, etc. Its usage characteristics are: it is an uncountable noun, only in singular form, without indefinite articles (of course, numerals cannot be used), and without plural form. For example, our clothing protects us from the cold. Our clothes can keep us warm. <>Have you checked all your baggage? Have you checked in all your luggage? The thief stole all her jewelry. The hospital has no decent equipment. The Tang Dynasty is thought of as the high summer of Chinese poetry. People believe that the Tang Dynasty was the heyday of Chinese poetry. No