C¸c danh tõ tËp thÓ
§ã lµ nh÷ng danh tõ trong b¶ng díi ®©y dïng ®Ó chØ mét nhãm ngêi hoÆc 1 tæ chøc. Cho dï vËy, chóng vÉn ®îc xem lµ danh tõ sè Ýt vµ do ®ã, c¸c ®éng tõ vµ ®¹i tõ ®i cïng víi chóng ph¶i ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt.
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congress
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family
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group
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committee
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class
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organization
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team
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army
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club
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crowd
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government
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jury
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majority*
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minority
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public
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- NÕu ®éng tõ ®»ng sau nh÷ng danh tõ nµy chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu th× nã ¸m chØ c¸c thµnh viªn cña tæ chøc hoÆc nhãm ®ã ®ang ho¹t ®éng riªng rÏ.
VÝ dô: The congress votes for the bill.
The congress are discussing the bill (some agree but some don’t).
(TOEFL kh«ng b¾t lçi nµy)
* Majority
Danh tõ nµy ®îc dïng tuú theo danh tõ ®i ®»ng sau nã.
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The majority + singular verb
The majority of the plural noun + plural verb.
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VÝ dô: The majority believes that we are in no danger.
The majority of the students believe him to be innocent.
Lu ý: Danh tõ police lu«n ®îc coi lµ danh tõ ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu do vËy ®éng tõ ®»ng sau nã ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu.
VÝ dô:
The police come to the crime scene at good time and arrested a suspect.
Mét sè thÝ dô:
The committee has met, and it has rejected the proposal.
The family was elated by the news.
The crowd was wild with excitement.
Congress has initiated a new plan to combat inflation.
The organization has lost many members this year.
Our team is going to win the game.
C¸c côm tõ trong b¶ng díi ®©y chØ mét nhãm gia sóc ®éng vËt cho dï danh tõ ®»ng sau giíi tõ of cã ë sè nhiÒu th× ®éng tõ sau ®ã vÉn ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt.
flock of birds, sheep
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herd of cattle
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pack of dogs
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school of fish
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pride of lions
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VÝ dô:
The flock of birds is circling overhead.
The herd of cattle is breaking away.
A school of fish is being attacked by sharks.
Lu ý: TÊt c¶ c¸c danh tõ tËp hîp chØ thêi gian, tiÒn b¹c, sè ®o ®Òu ®ßi hái c¸c ®éng tõ - ®¹i tõ - bæ ng÷ ®i cïng nã ph¶i ë ng«i sè Ýt.
(TOEFL b¾t lçi nµy).
VÝ dô:
He has contributed $50 and now he wants to contribute another fifty.
Twenty-five dollars is too much to pay for that shirt.
Fifty minutes isn’t enough time to finish this test.
Twenty dollars is all I can afford to pay for that recorder.
Two miles is too much to run in one day.
C¸ch sö dông A number of/ the number of
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a number of + danh tõ sè nhiÒu + ®éng tõ ë sè nhiÒu
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- a number of : mét sè lîng lín nhøng... . §i víi danh tõ sè nhiÒu vµ ®éng tõ ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu.
- the number of : mét sè.... §i vãi danh tõ sè nhiÒu nhng ®éng tõ ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt.
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the number of + danh tõ sè nhiÒu + ®éng tõ ë sè Ýt
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VÝ dô:
A number of applicants have already been interviewed.
The number of residents who have been questioned on this matter is quite small
C¸c danh tõ lu«n dïng ë sè nhiÒu.
C¸c danh tõ sau ®©y lu«n ph¶i dïng ë d¹ng sè nhiÒu.
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Trousers
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eyeglasses
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tongs - c¸i kÑp
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shorts
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scissors- c¸i kÐo
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tweezers- c¸i nhÝp
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Jeans
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pants- quÇn
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pliers - c¸i k×m
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VÝ dô:
The pants are in the drawer.
A pair of pants is in the drawer.
C¸c danh tõ trªn thêng xuyªn ë d¹ng sè nhiÒu v× chóng bao gåm 2 thùc thÓ, do vËy c¸c ®éng tõ vµ ®¹i tõ ®i cïng chóng ph¶i ë ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu.
VÝ dô:
The pliers are on the table.
These scissors are dull.
- NÕu muèn biÕn chóng thµnh sè Ýt dïng a pair of ... vµ lóc ®ã ®éng tõ vµ ®¹i tõ ®i cïng víi chóng ph¶i ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt.
VÝ dô:
This pair of scissors is dull.
The pair of pliers is on the table.
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