知识点—— “大量的”a large amount of.pptVIP

知识点——  “大量的”a large amount of “大量的”a large amount of 【知识点解析】 一、用法 a?large?amount?of?与large?amounts?of意思都是“大量的”，但用法有区别。 a?large?amount?of?+不可数名词，谓语动词用单数； large?amounts?of+?不可数名词，谓语动词用复数。 “大量的”a large amount of 【知识点解析】 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，做主语时，谓语动词要用复数。 A large amount of damage has been done by the earthquake. Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge. “大量的”a large amount of 【知识点解析】 类似的，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“quantity”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quantities，则谓语全用复数。只与quantity的形式有关。 例题： A large amount\quantity of water is wasted. Large amounts\quantities of water are wasted. “大量的”a large amount of 【知识点解析】 二、拓展 只能修饰可数名词的：a large/ great/ good number of, a good/ great many, dozens of, scores of, quite a few. 只能修饰不可数名词的：a great deal of, a large amount of, quite a little, a large sum of. 既可修饰可数也可修饰不可数名词的：plenty of, a lot of, lots of, a large quantity of, a good supply of. “大量的”a large amount of 【典型例题】 1. A(n)____of experts are looking into the matter and finding out the cause of it will take a certain____ of time. A. number; amount B. number; amounts C. amount; amount D. amount; number 答案：A 解析：a amount of +不可数名词a number of+可数名词复数所以选择A “大量的”a large amount of 【典型例题】 2. The amount of money you pay for the flat _______ how big it is. A. makes an impression on? B. is depend on? C. has an effect on D. is decided by 答案：D 解析：根据题意应该是取决于、由...决定，B表达有误，应改为主动形式depends on，只有D正确且符合题意。 “大量的”a large amount of 【典型例题】 3. With more forests being destroyed, a large amount of good earth ________ each year. A. is washing away B. is being washed away C. are washing away D. are being washed away 答案：B 解析：a large amount of +不可数名词做主语时，谓语动词用单数。土壤是被冲走，故用被动语态。