英语系动词"is"与"are"的用法辨析
一、基本用法差异
1. 数的一致性
- is:单数形式(第三人称单数)
例:The book is interesting.
- are:复数形式/第二人称单数
例:The books are interesting./You are right.
2. 人称对应
- is:用于he/she/it及单数名词
例:She is a doctor.
- are:用于we/you/they及复数名词
例:They are students.
二、特殊用法注意
1. 集体名词
- 强调整体用is:The team is winning.
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The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be; but etymologically a different word from be, or was. Am, art, are, and is, all come from the root as.
The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about 119.6 square yards.
The third person singular of the substantive verb be, in the indicative mood, present tense; as, he is; he is a man. See Be.
The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be; but etymologically a different word from be, or was. Am, art, are, and is, all come from the root as.
The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about 119.6 square yards.
The third person singular of the substantive verb be, in the indicative mood, present tense; as, he is; he is a man. See Be.
组词比对areis
are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics