a large deal of、a plenty of 和 a good supply of 在多数情况下修饰不可数名词, 如: a plenty of water, a geat deal of time,不过它们也可以修饰可数名词, 如 a plenty of men。 a quantity of 在多数情况下修饰可数名词, 如 a quantity of boxes, 不过也可修饰不可数名词, 如 a quantity of milk。 quantities of 与上述的一样 一、 只能修饰可数名词的词语有: many, many a(n), a good / great many, a (great / large) number of, scores of, dozens of 等。 例如: Scores of people went there in the first few days after its opening. 开张后的头几天,很多人去了那儿。 I have been there dozens of times. 我已去过那儿很多次了。 There’re a number of students reading English in the classroom. 教室里有许多学生在读英语。 Many a student has(=many students have)visited the Great Wall.(谓语动词用单数) 很多学生都游览过长城。 In winter, a good many animals sleep under the snow. 冬天很多动物在雪下冬眠。 注意: many 所修饰的复数名词前若有限定词,many 后面要接 of, 表示“……中的很多”。 例如: A great many(of the) graduates have found jobs. 毕业生中很多人已经找到了工作。 二、 只能修饰不可数名词的词语有: much, a great deal of, a great / large amount of 等。 例如: Is there much water in the bucket? 桶里有很多水吗? He always has a great amount of work to do. 他总是有很多工作要做。 三、 既能修饰可数名词又能修饰不可数名词的词语有: a lot of, lots of, plenty of (以上三个词语后谓语动词的数依 of 后的名词的单复数而定),a great / large quantity of (其后谓语用单数),quantities of (其后谓语用复数)。 例如: There is still lots of snow in the garden. 花园里还有许多雪。 There is plenty of rain here. 这儿的雨水很多。 A great quantity of flowers was placed in the hall. 大厅里放了很多鲜花。 There are large quantities of food in the cupboard. 橱柜里有许多食物。 在所有这些表示“很多”的词语中 many, much 是最常用的词,它们既可以用于肯定句,也可以用于疑问句和否定句。 例如: Are there many people in the street? 街上有很多人吗? There isn’t much time left. 剩下的时间不多了。 其它的词语都用于肯定句,日常会话中常用 lots of, a lot of 或 plenty of; 正式文体中常用 a great many, a (large) number of, a great deal of, scores of 或 dozens of 等。但若肯定句中有 too, so, as, very 或 how 等词修饰时,则必须使用 many, much。 例如: The number of the people who lost their homes reached as many as 250,000. 无家可归的人数多达 250,000 人。 There is too much work to do. 要做的工作太多了。 一般 every,each 后用单数;all 后面的名词是复数. )名词性从句及不定式、 动名词作主语时, 谓语动词一般用单数形式。 【例如】 To finish the work in advance is what he wants. Sm oking cigarettes is dangerous to your health What seem s easy in theory is difficult in practice. What caused the accident is a com plete mystery. 但是, what 引导名词从句作主语时, 其表语是复数形式时, 系动词也可以是复数形式。 【例如】 What we badly need here are qualified teachers. 2)当主语是单数, 后面跟着由 including, with, together with, along with, like, in addition to, as well as, rather than, but, except, m ore than, accompanied by 等连接的短语时, 谓语动词用单数。 【例如】 Mary as well as her sister likes listening to m usic. Doctor Richards, together with his wife and three children, is to arrive on the afternoon flight. My best friend rather than anyone else has got the first prize in the speech contest. 3) one, one of, every, everyone, everybody, each, m any a, either, neither, no one, nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, som ebody 用作主语或修饰主语时, 谓语动词用单数形式。 【例如】 Each m an, wom an and child has the sam e right. Many a student doesn’t like to do their homework.(m any a student=m any students) Either of students is going to com pete for the president of the students’ union.More than one person was involved in the case. Neither of the young m en who had applied for a position in the university ____. A) has been accepted B) have been accepted C) was accepted D) were accepted neither 用作主语或修饰主语时, 谓语动词用单数形式。 此外, 定语从句用过去完成时, 主句应用一般过去时, 故答案为 C。 4) and 所连接的两个单数名词作主语, 指同一人、 同一件事或同一概念时, 其谓语动词用单数。 例如: My best friend and adviser has changed his m ind again. Bread, butter and eggs is typical Am erican Breakfast . I f law andsgroupsis not preserved, neither the citizen nor his property is safe.如果不能维持治安, 公民和他的财产都不安全。 5)表示时间、 距离、 重量、 体积、 金钱的复数名词, 作主语时作为整体来看待, 谓语动词通常用单数。 【例如】 Five thousands dollars is quite a large sum of money to m e. Fifty m iles is too long a distance for one to walk on foot. 1) 名词性从句及不定式、 动名词作主语时, 谓语动词一般用单数形式。 【例如】 To finish the work in advance is what he wants. Smoking cigarettes is dangerous to your health What seems easy in theory is difficult in practice. What caused the accident is a complete mystery. 但是, what 引导名词从句作主语时, 其表语是复数形式时, 系动词也可以是复数形式。 【例如】 What we badly need here are qualified teachers. 2) 当主语是单数, 后面跟着由 including, with, together with, along with, like, in addition to, as well as, rather than, but, except, more than, accompanied by 等连接的短语时, 谓语动词用单数。 【例如】 Mary as well as her sister likes listening to music. Doctor Richards, together with his wife and three children, is to arrive on the afternoon flight. My best friend rather than anyone else has got the first prize in the speech contest. 3) one, one of, every, everyone, everybody, each, many a, either, neither, no one, nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody 用作主语或修饰主语时, 谓语动词用单数形式。 【例如】 Each man, woman and child has the same right. Many a student doesn't like to do their homework.(many a student=many students) Either of students is going to compete for the president of the students' union.More than one person was involved in the case. Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university ____. A) has been accepted B) have been accepted C) was accepted D) were accepted neither 用作主语或修饰主语时, 谓语动词用单数形式。 此外, 定语从句用过去完成时, 主句应用一般过去时, 故答案为 C。 4) and 所连接的两个单数名词作主语, 指同一人、 同一件事或同一概念时, 其谓语动词用单数。 例如:My best friend and adviser has changed his mind again. Bread, butter and eggs is typical American Breakfast . If law andsgroupsis not preserved, neither the citizen nor his property is safe.如果不能维持治安, 公民和他的财产都不安全。 5) 表示时间、 距离、 重量、 体积、 金钱的复数名词, 作主语时作为整体来看待, 谓语动词通常用单数。 【例如】 Five thousands dollars is quite a large sum of money to me. Fifty miles is too long a distance for one to walk on foot. Ten years has passed but he didn't change at all. 6) “a portion of , a series of, a kind of, a body of, a species of, a pair of+