当主语是表示\"人口的百分之几、几分之几\"时,谓语动词用复数形式。例如:
About seventy percent of the population in China are farmers. 中国大约有百分之七十的人口是农民。
在表示多个地区的人口时,population要用复数形式populations。例如:
Many parts of the world, which once had large populations and produced plenty of crops, have become deserts. 世界上很多地区一度人口众多,种植大量的农作物;现在,这些地区已经变成了沙漠。