the+形容词 表一类 时系动词用单数还是复数
你问的是关于主谓一致的范畴:
名词化的形容词作主语时要看主语的具体情况。
看作复数
The wounded were sent home.
伤员被送回家。(指一批人,动词用复数。)
The old are taken good care of here.
这儿的老人受到很好的照顾。(一批人)
看作单数
The true is to be distinguished from the false.
真假必须辨明。(抽象的概念,看成单数。)
The accused was punished to prison.
那个被告被判入狱。(一个人)