表量多少的形容词用法及对应谓语动词的单复数形式

数量的形容词用法及对应谓语动词的单复数形式

many

many a(n)与more than one（比…多/不只一个）(加基数词one）+可数名词单数，谓

语用单数

注意与more+复数名词+than one结构的区别，此处谓语动词一般用复数形式。

注意：more than one 直接作主语（后无名词）时，谓语用复数

Many a woman has great influence on her husband许多女人对丈夫有很大影响 Many a student studies English

More than one student studies English

More than one are there 不止一个人在那里

a good / great many

a (great / large) number of + 可数名词复数，是指“大量的”，谓语用复数形式

A number of our classmates love English.

注意与可数名词复数的区别，此处是指“......的数量”，谓语用单数形式 The number of our classmates is 45.

scores of

dozens of

Much

a great deal of＋不可数名词，作主语时，谓语动词一般用单数

a great / large amount of＋不可数名词，作主语时，谓语动词一般用单数

A large amount of(A great deal of)damage was done in a very short time.

great / large amounts of＋不可数名词，作主语时，谓语动词要用复数

Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.

a lot of, lots of, plenty of: 谓语动词的单、复数依of 后的名词的单、复数而定

a great / large quantity of+可数名词复数或不可数名词，谓语看of后名词的具体情况

而采用单数或复数形式

1- 如果是接不可数名词，则谓语用单数形式；

2- 如果是接复数可数名词，则谓语通常要采用复数形式

quantities of: +可数名词复数或不可数名词，谓语都要用复数

one and a half后加复数名词，谓语动词用单数。

One and a half apples is on the table

巧记kind句型的谓语：以of为分界线，谓语随of前的单词的单、复数变化

1- this kind of book ═ a book of this kind（这种书），其谓语动词用单数；

This kind of books is very popular with young people. 这类书很受年轻人欢

迎。

2- this kind of books═ books of this kind═ these kind of books（口语，这类书）