有发宣传单的工作吗:从 a large amount of 和large amounts of说开去
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a large amount of 和large amounts of
从 a large amount of 和large amounts of说开去
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)
外研版选修7 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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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.
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3 .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 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。
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6 . “ …and a large quantity of drugs is reading different segments of society.” Wang said. (Zzzicit drug dealers executed----China Daily, 20030627, P2)