1.the number of 意思为“。。。的数量”,修饰名词作主语时谓语动词用单数 相似的a nmber of 则表示“许多”,谓语动词用复数。 2.a great deal of “大量的”,修饰不可数名词,谓语动词用单数 例:he has given us a great deal of help a great deal of work has been done to improve the people"s living standard. 与a great deal of 用法相同的有a large amount of 如:he has spent a large amount of momey on his new house. 3.a plenty of 即可修饰可数名词,也可以修饰不可数名词.接可数名词时,谓语动词用复数。接不可数名词时,谓语动词用单数。 例:we have plenty of time. there are plenty of eggs. a lot of 的用法与a plenty of 的用法相似,都可接可数名词或不可数名词
第2个回答 2009-08-27
以上那位老兄说得挺好的 ,但是,没有a plenty of 的用法,只有plenty of 其后可跟可数名词或不可数名词