複數
the old/young/rich/poor/blind/deaf 都是一類人,是複數,謂語動詞用複數(are/ do) 
1、the + adj.: 英語中,“the + 形容詞”結構用來表示一類人,是複數。
如: the young, the educated, the middle-aged, the wise …
The old are well looked after in this old house.
The wounded are being tended in the hospital.
注:表示類別的還可用:a / an + 名詞單數(屬於單數)the + 名詞單數(屬於單數)
名詞的複數(是複數)
如: A horse is a useful animal.
Students are persons who study at school.
The telephone was invented by a man called Bell.
注:表示發明物,用:the + 名詞(單數