in american usage, a collective noun takes a singular verb when it refers to the collection considered as a whole, as in.
在美国用法中,集合名词在指代的集合名词作为一个整体时,谓语动词要用单数形式,如在。
when the antecedent is a collective noun, the choice of the number forms of the pronoun and corresponding determiner depends on the meaning of the collective noun in the context.
指代集体名词的第三人称代词根据该名词所表达的单、复数意义确定代词的数。
collective noun is the name used for a collection of people, animals or things.
集合名词是用来形容一群人、动物或一批物品。
in american usage, a collective noun takes a singular verb when it refers to the collection considered as a whole, as in the family was united on this question.