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36 在某些句子中，一个名词和句中另一个名词有数上的一致性，如：
Jim is a friend of mine．（Jim和friend同为单数）
但在某些习惯用法中却有时违反这种一致性，如：
Joe is no longer friends with me．
You have the head of ten persons ．
这里be friends with为习用语，head有抽象意义，因此句子是对的。这里再举一些类似的句子（黑体词为主要名词，斜体词为其他名词）。
His room is all books and bottles ．
The area is mainly marshes ．My family is mostly scholars ．
Jim made faces at me． He made friends with Greg．
Ann waited for buses ． I like to work in hospitals ．
It affected the life of many workers ．
What's the surname of those two brothers ？
These TVs are a new product ． Dogs are a good topic ．
Women have an eye for fashion．Some people use their left hand ．
Most houses have a fire - escape ．Many families keep a dog ．The graduates were awarded a diploma ．
We eat with a good appetite ． We fought tooth and nail to get it．
但在指某些具体情况时，后面名词要用复数。
The boys washed their faces ． All kept their breaths ．Some protestors burned themselves to death ．
在指一般情况时，后面名词用单数。
Roosters have a comb ． Dogs have a sharp ear ．Some Asians eat with their hand ，not with chopsticks．
有时用单数是为了避免误解。
All members signed their name ．Young people should choose their partner carefully． Many cast a vote for Ida．
Husbands should care for their wife ．
不可数名词只能用单数，在某些习用语中也如此。
Few houses have furniture ． They showed honesty ．These two children were forced into marriage ．
They will measure their strength ． They will put life into the task．