staff问题The findings clearly indicate that in all the aspects the junior staff were more dissatisfied than the senior staff.这句话里应该是staff werestaffs were还是staff was

来源:学生作业学帮网 编辑:学帮网 时间:2024/06/03 10:59:16

staff问题
The findings clearly indicate that in all the aspects the junior staff were more dissatisfied than the senior staff.
这句话里应该是staff were
staffs were还是staff was

staff指的是 工作人员 = a group of persons working together
其作主语时 如果强调成员 谓语动词 用复数
如果强调整体 概念 谓语动词用单数
可以看作是一个 集体名词
本句强调的是 成员 所以 谓语 用复数.
一个工作人员是 a staff memember
他是职员 he is on the staff.

staff单复数同形 应是复数

研究结果清楚地表明,在所有方面的资历较浅的员工比高级职员更不满意
应用staff were
因为这是一个集合名词,意思是全体职员。跟the police/crowd后用复数是同一道理