The government are discussing the proposal.(政府官员正在讨论该建议。)

注意：

(1)police和cattle后面的谓语动词总是用复数形式

Many cattle are kept on the farm.

Several hundred police are on duty.

考点4.of+抽象数=相应的形容词

of+geat+抽象名词=very+相应的形容词

of+no+抽象名词=not+相应的形容词(or -less， un-)

这样的抽象名词主要有：importance，value，use，help

The dictionary is of great use/help.=The dictionary is very useful/helpful.

The meeting is of great importance.=The meeting is very important.

Ginseng is of great medicine value. (西洋参具有很高的药用价值。)

Your advice is of great value to us=Your advice is very valuable to us

His suggestion is of no use=His suggestion is not useful

That program is of great interest to the children

=That program is very interesting to the children

但是，of+color/age/height/width常用来表示具有同样的颜色、年龄、高度、宽度等等。

These two jackets are of the same color.(这两件夹克衫颜色一样。)

We’re of the same age.(我们年龄一样大。)

考点5.to+抽象名词常表示喜、怒、哀、乐

to one’s surprise(令人惊讶地);to one’s joy/delight(令人高兴地);

to one’sdisappointment(令人失望地);to one’s shame(令人羞愧地)

考点6.名词作定语

名词作定语一般用单数

eg. mountain areas山区 apple pies苹果派

color TV’s彩色电视机 machine guns机关机

the school bus学校的班车

a shoe shop/ a stone bridge/ a mountain village/

the ticket office/ war stories/ book leaves/ vegetable garden

[例外]savings account储蓄存款帐户 women’s college女子学院

girls’s high school女子中学

man，woman作定语与后面的名词的数一致

eg，a man doctortwo men doctors

sports运动，作定语一般用复数 eg. A sports car/ sports shoes/ a sports meet/ the sports field

sport(单数)表示具体的运动项目 eg.Which sport were you in yesterday?

「例句」I walked too much yesterday and ________are still aching now. (CET-4 1995，6)

A) my leg’s muscles B) my muscles of leg

C) my leg muscles D) my muscle’s of the leg

本题为名词作定语，不用所有格形式，故正确答案为C.

类似的用法还有：a woman doctor，a straw hat，a paper cover.

「例句」Now people use the word MS instead of Miss or Mrs before the name of______ in business ’letters.

A)woman manager B)women manager

C)woman managers D)women managers

考点7.复合形容词中的名词必须用单数

eg. two-minute ride seven five-yuan notes