couple的谓语动词是单数还是复数形式?Theoldcoupleisneverfedupwithgoingtothesameparkeveryday.Theyoungcouplearequarrelingwitheachother.是两种都可以用吗?还是有什么区分的、、

Question

couple的谓语动词是单数还是复数形式?
The old couple is never fed up with going to the same park every day.
The young couple are quarreling with each other.是两种都可以用吗?还是有什么区分的、、

Answer 1

如果将couple看成是整体,“一对”,强调“整体”,那谓语动词就用单数；如果强调是“个体”,如第二句中年轻夫妇彼此争吵,谓语动词就用复数. 类似的还有如family,如果指“家庭成员”,它就是单数形式表示复数意思,谓语动词用复数,如My family are all music lovers. 如果指一个家庭,就是单数意思,如My family is not a big one.