黑龙江 赫广春
在英语中,用来修饰名词表示“许多的”单词或者短语有很多,概括起来这些词语可以分为以下三种类型:
1.much用作形容词,其基本意思是“许多的”,后常接不可数名词。例如:
I have much time to do my homework today.今天我有许多时间做家庭作业。
2.a great deal of表示“大量的”,只能用在不可数名词前。例如:
There is a great deal of snow on the ground.地上有许多雪。
1.many后接复数名词,表示许多同样的人或物(但数目不明确)。例如:
Although Mr.Smith has just lived in the city for several months,he has made many friends.史密斯先生尽管在这个城市只居住了几个月,但交了许多朋友。
2.quite a few意为“相当多的,不少的”,用来修饰复数名词。例如:
His cousin has quite a few beautiful stamps.他的表弟有许多漂亮的邮票。
3.a number of意为“若干的,许多的”,后面跟的名词是复数形式。例如:
There are a number of books in the box.这个箱子里有许多书。
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the number of意为“……的数目”,后接可数名词的复数形式,作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。例如:
The number of tourists is increasing.游客的数目在上升。
1.a lot of意为“许多的”,相当于lots of,后接可数名词复数或不可数名词。例如:
He was so thirsty that he drank a lot of water.他如此渴以至于喝了许多水。
The old man eats lots of vegetables every day.这位老人每天吃许多蔬菜。
2.plenty of意为“大量的,很多的”,后接可数名词复数或不可数名词。例如:
There is plenty of research showing that this is one of the best ways to learn English grammar.有许多研究表明这是学习英语语法最好的方法之一。
Look!Plenty of children are waiting for the bus over there.看!许多孩子正在那边等公共汽车。
根据句意,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择适当的答案。
( )1.Mum,you've got so______housework to do.Let me help you.
A.many B.much
C.little D.quite a few
( )2.There______a number of books in the library and the number of them______increasing.
A.has;is B.have;are
C.are;is D.is;are
( )3.—Do I need to buy any meat?
—No.We have______meat in the fridge.
A.a number of B.many
C.plenty of D.several