闪现什么意思-英文名句
a (large) quantiy of 和 (large)
quantities of
a (large) quantiy of
+不可数名词作主语,谓语动词用单数;
(large) quantities of
+不可数名词做主语,谓语动词用复数。
a large amount of
与large amounts of的区别
只不过都是amount是修饰不可数名词:
a large amount of +不可数名词,谓语动词用单数;
large amounts of+ 不可数n 谓语动词用复数。
从 a
huge amount of 和large amounts of说开去,兼谈a quantity
of
和quantities of的用法(转摘)
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module3 里有a huge amount of词组。其用法为:a
large
(great,good)amount of
+不可数名词,谓语动词一般用单数;但(huge,great,
good)amounts of
+不可数名词,作主语时,谓语动词要用复数。
A large amount of damage
has beend one by the earth quake.
Large
amounts of money were spent on the bridge.
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关于 a quantity of 和quantities
of的用法:“a large quantity of 译为“许多,大量”
其谓语由短语中的“q
uantity”形式决定。它是单数,不管修饰的是什么样的词,
一律用单数。如果是quantit
ies,则谓语全用复数。只与quantity的形式有关。
专家观点:
1.
徐广联在《大学英语语法讲座与测试》(华东理工大学出版社)中表示, a
quantity of
只能修饰不可数名词,谓语动词用单数。 A quantity of
间或也可以
修饰可数名词,例如, A quantity of baskets were on
sale.
2. 张怀信在《英语高考活用图解辞典》(延边大学出版社)中讲到, a
largesmall
quantity of 大量的
少量的(可以修饰可数名词或不可数名词),例如, I need
a large
quantity of oil (apples). quantities of
大批的,大量的,例如, Large
quantities of polluted water
are flowing into the sea. 该书所附〈语法祥解篇 ---
主谓一致〉还明确指出“在以上( a lot of, lots of, plenty of,
a large quantity of +
名词)的词组后面的名词是中心词,谓语动词根据后面的名词的数而定”。
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.顾南华在《中高级英语考试指南》(华中工学院出版社)中说, a quantity of,
quantities of 可跟可数名词与不可数名词 , 并举有三例: There is a
large
quantity of milk. Great quantities of
fish are caught on the high sea. Large
quantities of water are needed for cooling
purposes. 在 452 页讲到“ a
quantity of +
不可数名词”,谓语只用单数,“ quantities of +
可数与不可数名词”,
谓语要用复数。
4 .章振邦在《新编英语语法》(上海译文出版社)
212 页中讲到, a quantity
of
既可用于复数可数名词,也可用于不可数名词。例如 , A large quantity of
flowers were heaped on the martyr’s tomb. A
large quantity of beer was
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consumed. Quantities of food were on the
table.
5. 刘锐诚在《学生使用英语高考必备》(中国青年出版社)中认为, a
quantity
of + 名词 [C,U][+ 单或复数动词 ] , quantities
of + 名词 [C,U] [+ 复数动
词 ] 。
6.
张鑫友在《英语语法难题新探(句法篇)》(中国地质大学出版社) 529 页中
说,在 …a
large quantity of… 等短语后既可接复数可数名词,亦可接不可数名
词。在它们分
别和其后的名词构成短语作主语时,其谓语动词通常跟 of
后名词
的具体情况而采用单数或复数形式。
综上所述,结论就是:
1 .
a quantity of 后既可接复数可数名词,亦可接不可数名词。在它们分别和
其后的名词构
成短语作主语时,其谓语动词通常看 of 后名词的具体情况而采用
单数或复数形式。如果是接不可数
名词,则谓语用单数形式,如果是接复数可数
名词,则谓语通常要采用复数形式(※偶而接单数式谓语,
属非规范用法,宜慎
用。)
2 . quantities of
后既可接复数可数名词,亦可接不可数名词 , 后面的谓语都
用复数形式。
举例证明:
1. On January 18, a large quantity of
coloured photopaper, dried seafood,
canned
abalone, audio equipment and antibiotics worth
HH$$16million were
found in four 40-foot
containers, bound for… ( In brief--- China Daily,
HK
Edition, , P2)
2. Besides, a large
quantity of mail bags were found. ( US nationals
arrested
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for DVD piracy---
China Daily, , P1)
3. An undetermined
quantity of weapons and ammunition were also
seized,
the spokesman said. (Raid in karbala
and shots fired in Baghdad ---China
Daily,
2003102, P1)
4. …and a small quantity of
dangerous drugs were seized. (Travel scheme
causes concern in HK---China Daily, , P2)A
5. A quantity of fake certificates and
official stamps were also seized. (Police
seize 59 in major gang smash, ) ※
6 . “
…and a large quantity of drugs is reading
different segments of society.”
Wang said.
(Zzzicit drug dealers executed----China Daily, ,
P2)
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