新定义英语第4册46课，原文：
Of these the former are the majority.
我觉得这句话的正常语序应该是：
The former of these are the majority.
为了强调，故意把 of these 放在句首。
我的问题是：为什么谓语用 are，而不是 is?
The former is the majority.
谢谢。
这个道理非常简单，these 说明他们是可数的，而且不止一个。majority 指多数，当然不是一个。所以要用复数are。
