My neighour must make money _______ though he is over 70 years old. --- Why? The old _______ looked after well by the government in China now. A. by himself; is B. by herself; are C. by himself; are D. by herself答案上选着B,为什么是第二个选项为什么是are,不是单数吗?
第1个回答 2014-04-12
你好,答案错误的,选C才是标准答案。理由:从though(虽然) he is...就可以看出这名邻居是男的了,怎么可能是女的呢,后面那个用are没错,因为the +adj.(形容词)表示一类人,不止一个,所以得用复数。满意请速速采纳,谢谢合作!
第2个回答 2014-04-12
你好,the+adj代表的是某一类人,the old指的是老年人,不会只有一个老年人对吗?就和people是一样的,所以是复数。类似的还有the poor。本回答被提问者采纳