Unit 14 (Main points, 4?) Singular and plural

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Unit 14 (Main points, 4?)Singular and plural

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Main points

• ?Singular nouns are used only in the singular,
  always with a determiner.
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• ?Plural nouns are used only in the plural, some
  with a determiner.
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• ?Collective nouns can be used with singular or
  plural verbs.
• -?????? ?? ?? ?? ??? ?? ???.

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4)With some nouns that refer to a group
of people or things, the same form can
be used with singular or plural verbs,
because you can think of the group as a
unit or as individuals.???? ??? ???? ???
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????.Similarly, you can use singular or
plural pronouns to refer back to them .??
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• ?These nouns are often called collective
  nouns.
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• Ex) army(??) audience(??) committee(???)
  company(??)crew(???) data(??) enemy(?)
  family(??) flock(?,??) gang() government(??)
  group(??,??) herd(??) media(??,???) navy(??)
  press(????,???) public(???) staff(??) team(?)
• ?Our little group is complete again.
• ?The largest group are the boys.
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• ?Our family isnt poor any more.
• ?? ??? ? ?? ???? ??.
• ?My family are perfectly normal.
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?The names of many organizations and sports teams
are also collective nouns, but are normally used
with plural verbs in spoken English. ?? ???? ???
?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ???, ??? ?? ? ?? ?? ??? ??
???. ?The BBC is showing the programme on
Saturday. -BBC ???? ???? ? ????? ???? ??.
?The BBC are planning to use the new satellite.
-BBC ???? ??? ????? ??? ????. ?Liverpool is
leading 1-0. -Liverpool? 1-0?? ???
??. ?Liverpool are attacking again.
-Liverpool? ?? ???? ??.