1在英语中,我们经常会使用到一个短语,那就是a great number of。这个短语的意思是“大量的”,通常用来修饰可数名词或不可数名词。但是,在实际使用中,我们常常会遇到一些困惑:到底a great number of应该修饰哪一类名词呢?本文将从可数名词和不可数名词两个方面来探讨这个问题。
2一、a great number of修饰可数名词
3首先,我们来看a great number of修饰可数名词的情况。在这种情况下,a great number of通常与复数名词连用,表示“很多”、“大量”的意思。例如:
4 A great number of students attended the lecture.
5 There are a great number of books in the library.
6 A great number of cars were parked outside the building.
7在上述例句中,a great number of都修饰了复数名词,表示有很多学生、书籍和汽车。
8此外,当a great number of修饰可数名词时,我们还需要注意一些细节问题。具体来说,我们需要注意以下几点:
9 a great number of后面的名词必须是复数形式,否则就会出现语法错误。
10 a great number of与其后面的名词之间要用of连接。
11 如果a great number of后面跟的是不定代词,那么这个不定代词也必须是复数形式。
12例如:
13 A great number of students were absent from class.(正确)
14 A great number of student was absent from class.(错误)
15 A great number of books are on the shelf.(正确)
16 A great number of book are on the shelf.(错误)
17 A great number of people have complained about the noise.(正确)
18 A great number of person have complained about the noise.(错误)
19 A great number of them were happy with the result.(正确)
20 A great number of it were happy with the result.(错误)
21二、a great number of修饰不可数名词
22接下来,我们来看a great number of修饰不可数名词的情况。在这种情况下,a great number of通常与不可数名词连用,表示“大量的”、“许多”的意思。例如:
23 A great number of water is needed for the project.
24 There are a great number of rice fields in the area.
25 A great number of information is available online.
26在上述例句中,a great number of都修饰了不可数名词,表示需要很多水、稻田和信息。
27需要注意的是,当a great number of修饰不可数名词时,我们需要用量词来补充说明数量。通常使用的量词有:a lot of、much、plenty of等。例如:
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