形容词一般情况下不能做主语,但定冠词the加形容词adj可以做主语,表示一类人,这时谓语动词要用复数,比如The young have a tendency to accept new things and the old tend to stick to some old practices.在这个例句中the young, the old 就属于the adj表示一类人做主语谓语动词都用了复数。