表整体和不可数名词后面都有用are的情况
像不可数名词如果是表示种类的话可以变复数 后面用are有些集合名词,ommittee,council,crew,crowd,family,gang,government,group,mob,staff,team, union等,在意义上是复数,但在语法形式上是单数,这类名词作主语的主谓一致问题往往遵循“语法一致”或“意义一致”原则。例如:
The committee has/have decided to dismiss him.
包括police,people, cattle, militia, vermin等,这些集体名词通常用作复数。
例如:
The British police have only very limited powers.