只能修饰可数名词的词语有: 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the number of+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
只能修饰不可数名词的词语有: 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.
既能修饰可数名词又能修饰不可数名词的词语有:
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
