OG12 117(the+n表泛指一类时的单复数问题)

yingsuanna06

117. George Sand (Aurore Lucile Dupin) was one of the first European writers to consider the rural poor to be legitimate subjects for literature and portray these with sympathy and respect in her novels.

(A) to be legitimate subjects for literature and portray these

(B) should be legitimate subjects for literature and portray these

(C) as being legitimate subjects for literature and portraying them

(D) as if they were legitimate subjects for literature and portray them

(E) legitimate subjects for literature and to portray them
此题正确答案E，我想问下是不是出现the+n.表泛指一类的时候都当作复数名词来使用
在做prep的时候有道题的正确答案的例句也是
In analyzing campaign expenditures, the media have focused on the high costs and low ethics of compaign finance..............
当时把the media当成单数来看待选错了答案～

serene301

貌似选E~

AmyGMAT

选E

recoupsin

选E，这题是直接排除的。consider 的用法是consider sth sth或 consider sth adj， 而其他什么consider as being 什么的都错。并且，these ，that 这些代词不可以单独使用，如果要用一般四these+n，或that of sth.

yingsuanna06

不好意思，写错答案了，这道题答案确实是E，可以用排除法选出来。但是我还是想问一下the+n.的问题

recoupsin

单复数还是N决定

yingsuanna06

如果这样的话这道题答案就不对了，the rural poor后面应该跟单数～

nana0405

帮你顶，此处也有疑问

nana0405

一、复数性“the+形容词”表示一类具有某种特征或特性的人时，通常表示复数意义，若用作主语，谓语要用复数。如。如：The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. 富者愈富，贫者愈贫。The injured were carried away on stretchers. 用担架把受伤的人抬走了。The old are more likely to catch cold than the young. 老年人比年轻人更容易感冒。
二、单数性“the+形容词”若表示抽象概念，则表示单数意义，用作主语时，谓语要用单数。如。如：He doesn’t know the right from the wrong. 他不辨是非。The unknown is always something to be feared. 未知的东西总是一种令人害怕的东西。The beautiful is not always the good, and the good is not always the true. 美未必是善，善未必是真。