英语：( )或( )做主语时,谓语动词用单数形式,( )或( )做主语时,谓语动词用复数形式

(动词不定式 )或( 动名词)做主语时,谓语动词用单数形式；
例如：
1.Buying clothes is often a time-consuming job because those clothes that a person likes are rarely the cones that fit him or her.
2.To understand the situation completely requires more thought than has been given thus far.
( 集合名词)或(表示民族的词与冠词合用)做主语时,谓语动词用复数形式
1.The Chinese people are brave and hardworking The cattle are grazing in the sunshine.
2.The Japanese were once very aggressive.
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再答： 这个问题，我曾经回答过的， 都是我以前自己敲上去的。 不骗你，你可以搜出来是我的回答结果。 (动词不定式 )或( 动名词)做主语时，谓语动词用单数形式； ( 集合名词)或(表示民族的词与冠词合用)做主语时，谓语动词用复数形式. 这个回答绝对是正确的，这一点你完全可以放心。