When the noun group after the verb is singular or uncountable, you use a singular verb.

当名词是单数或是不可数，动词则用单数形式。

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“Facebook”, as a noun, verb or adjective, was popular with younger linguists, said Wayne Glowka, a spokesman for the group.

该组织发言人韦恩·格洛卡说，年轻的语言学家们更青睐Facebook 一词，Facebook 既可用作名词，也可用作形容词和动词。

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Used before a noun, and generally stressed, to emphasize one of a group or type as the most outstanding or prominent.

用于名词前，通常重读，以强调一组或一类中最突出或最有优势的一个。

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While the GROUP NOUN ADVERB try to VERB, both PERSONAL NOUNS VERB.

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Noun: The practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another.

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