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问题: the majority of people作主语时,谓语动词用单数还是复数?

为什么?
还有,the majority of + 名词作主语时,谓语动词视名词的单复数形式而定吗?具体是怎么个情况?
请举例说明~谢谢~

解答:

the majority of people
要看真正的主语是什么

the majority of people are against this
大部分人反对这个
这个主语是people, people are against this, majority起到了一个量词的作用

the majority of people is more than half of the population
大部分人是人口的一半以上
这里的主语是majority, majority is more than half, people和population是进一步的说明。