a family of mice were in the kitchen为什么用were

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a family of mice were in the kitchen为什么用were
a family of不是一个吗

family 既可以被看作是一个集体名词(也叫做集合名词),单数形式表示有许多成员,就像people一样,后面的动词是复数概念,系动词be 用 are, 其它动词不变为第三人称单数:the family often go abroad during summer.但...