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词组 a collection of books was /were
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a collection of books was /were     

【问】...even my uncle's huge collection of books _______ (was/were)kept miraculously freefrom dust.

甚至姨夫的大量藏书也是奇迹般地一尘不染。

按我的理解a collection of books在意义上相当于a number of,因此其谓语动词应当用复数were。

【答】 应当记住,语言现象常常不能靠逻辑推理的方法来解决,而是应当从惯用法中去寻求答案。按照英语惯用法,a collection+复数名词的谓语动词必须用单数:

There is a collection of pictures at the Town Hall. (JED)

市政厅收藏着一批画。

请做下面的英语试题:

A large collection of contemporary photographs, some by Henry, on at the museum. (TOEFL, 72.6;74. 11)


赵振才 编著.英语常见问题解答大词典.哈尔滨:黑龙江人民出版社.1998.第260页.
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