题目

My neighour must make money _______ though he is over 70 years old.--- Why?The old _______ looked after well by the government in China now.A.by himself; is B.by herself; are C.by himself; are D.by herself答案上选着B,为什么是第二个选项为什么是are,不是单数吗?

提问时间：2021-01-09

答案

你好,the+adj代表的是某一类人,the old指的是老年人,不会只有一个老年人对吗?就和people是一样的,所以是复数.类似的还有the poor.