Номер 4, страница 12, часть 1 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Демченко, Юхнель

4. a. Look at the sentence from the article. Why do you think the word family takes plural verb don't take?

The youngest can be cute because of "forever being the baby," but manipulative because family don't take the youngest seriously,

Dr Campbell

b. Read the rule and check your ideas. Read more in the Grammar reference.

A collective noun refers to a collection of individuals, usually people, such as: a family, a team, a committee, an audience, a class, a board, police, an army, etc.

Each of the collective nouns is a single object, but it consists of more than one individual, that is why collective nouns take single verb if you see the noun as a group of people:

The family next door is very friendly.

If you see a collective noun as individuals acting independently, the noun takes a plural verb:

My family are always arguing about silly things.

Note: collective nouns people and police always used with plural verbs.

The policehave found my brother’s bicycle which was stolen last week.

c. Decide whether the collective noun requires a singular or a plural verb in the following sentences.

1. My family (don’t / doesn’t) see eye to eye on business issues.

2. My brother’s football team (hope / hopes) to win in semi-finals.

3. Martin’s family (plan / plans) to go on holiday to Montenegro this summer.

4. The police (are / is) investigating the disappearance of the baby.

5. My sister’s class (is / are) going on a field trip next term.

6. The school’s board (have / has) decided to introduce a uniform.

4. a. Посмотрите на предложение из статьи. Как вы думаете, почему слово family используется с глаголом во множественном числе don't take?

Ответ:

The word family takes the plural verb don't take because it refers to the members of the family as individuals acting independently, rather than as a single group.

Перевод:

Слово family используется с глаголом во множественном числе don't take, потому что оно относится к членам семьи как к отдельным личностям, действующим независимо, а не как к единой группе.

4. b. Прочитайте правило и проверьте свои идеи. Прочитайте больше в грамматическом справочнике.

4. c. Решите, требует ли собирательное существительное глагола в единственном или множественном числе в следующих предложениях.

Ответ:

1. My family don't see eye to eye on business issues.

2. My brother's football team hopes to win in semi-finals.

3. Martin's family plan to go on holiday to Montenegro this summer.

4. The police are investigating the disappearance of the baby.

5. My sister's class is going on a field trip next term.

6. The school's board has decided to introduce a uniform.

Перевод:

1. Моя семья не сходится во мнениях по деловым вопросам.

2. Футбольная команда моего брата надеется победить в полуфинале.

3. Семья Мартина планирует поехать в отпуск в Черногорию этим летом.

4. Полиция расследует исчезновение ребенка.

5. Класс моей сестры едет на экскурсию в следующем семестре.

6. Школьный совет решил ввести единую форму.