Most of the apple was eaten by a rat.

5. (1) 通常作复数的集体名词，包括police , people, cattle 等, 这些集体名词通常用作复数。如:

　 The British police have only very limited powers.

　(2) 通常作不可数名词的集体名词，包括equipment, furniture, clothing, luggage 等。

(3) 可作单数也可作复数的集体名词，包括 audience, committee, government, family, enemy, group, party, team, public 等。如:

The committee has/have decided to dismiss him. 委员会决定解雇他。

6. 由here, there, where 等引导的倒装句中, 谓语动词与靠近它的主语在数上一致。

　Here comes the bus.

　Here is a pen and some pieces of paper for you.

　Where is your wife and children to stay while you are away?

7. There be 句型和用连词or, either.... or, neither....nor, not only....but also 等连接的并列主语, 谓语动词与靠近它的主语在数上一致。

　Neither the students nor the teacher knows anything about it.

　He or you have taken my pen.

四、 我的练习

用括号内所给动词的适当形式完成句子。

1. The public ______ (be) the best judge because the public always ______ their thoughts correctly.

2. Zhang Hua together with Wu Ming ______ (go) shopping and it will be long before they come back.

3. None of the books ______ (be)easy enough for us.

4. Ten dollars ______ (be) what he wanted most at that moment.

5. Canada is the only one of the countries that ______ (have) a good supply of fresh water.

6. The rich ______ (be) not always happy.

7. All work and no play ______ (make) Jack a dull boy.

8. By the side of the river______(stand) a lot of big trees.

9. The teachers each ______(have) a notebook computer.

10. Not you but I ______ (be) to blame.