amount, number等用法

一. amount用作名词

其意为“数量”、“金额”等，通常用于a (great, large) amount of 这类结构，其后通常接不可数名词。如：

He made a large amount of money. 他赚了大量的钱。

They have to process a large amount of data. 他们得处理大量数据。

I had not expected such an amount of praise. 我没料到受到这么多赞扬。

A large amount of damage was done in a short time. 短期内造成大量损害。

I had not expected such an amount of praise. 我没料想受到这样多的赞扬。

He must memorize large amounts of material. 他必须背熟大量材料。

注意：这类结构用作主语，其谓语的数取决于amount 的数。如：

在这座桥上花了大量资金。

正: A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.

正: Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.

二. a great/good many 非常多，许多(形容词)，后接名词复数。做主语，谓语复数。

The young couple has travelled a great many cities since they got married.

A great many college students were sent to the West to help the children there.

Helen has a great many friends indeed, but she does not think she has any she can confide in.

The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets. 这座城市还没铺设过排水系统，因为在窄窄的街道底下发现了许多陶土制的管道。

He has extracted a great many examples from the grammar book.

比较：

1. many a... 许多(后接单数名词)，做主语，谓语动词单数。

Many a teacher has come to the exhibition.

Many a woman has great influence on her husband.

He beguiled us with many a tale of adventure.

2. a lot of , lots of, a number of 与a great many / a good many 意义相同。

三、a great deal 大量地，非常多的

1、作副词

The old woman's life is a great deal better now.

2、作代词

1. We have learnt a great deal from our professor.

2. I have accomplished a great deal in the last few months.

3. We waited for their decision with a great deal of apprehension.

2、作名词, 常用a great deal of , 后接不可数名词

1. People spend a great deal of money on National Day.

2. He drinks a great deal of water every day.

3. He offered me a great deal of money.

4. Keeping the house really meant a good deal to me.

3、比较：a lot of, lots of 也表示“非常多”，但它既可接可数名词，也可接不可数名词。There is a lot of rain here in summer.

There are lots of tourists in Beijing every year.

A glossy magazine has lots of pictures of fashionable clothes and is printed on good quality paper. He is a bold thinker, with lots of original ideas.

四、Quantity的用法

a large/small quantity of 大量的/少量的（可以修饰可数名词或不可数名词），

例如，I need a large quantity of oil (apples).

A large quantity of books has been offered to us.

A large quantity of people is needed here.

(large) quantities of大批的，大量的。修饰可数或不可数名词，谓语动词用复数。

例如：Quantities of food (nuts) were on the table.

Large quantities of money have been sent there.

Large quantities of polluted water are flowing into the sea.

（a lot of, lots of, plenty of, a large quantity of + 名词）的词组后面的名词是中心词，谓语动词根据后面的名词的数而定”。

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。1）Besides, a large quantity of mail bags were found.

2）and a small quantity of dangerous drugs were seized.

3）A quantity of fake certificates and official stamps were also seized.

进行对照比较，弄清它们的区别，加深对语言现象的印象。

五、小结

1.只加可数的复数

many

a great/good many

a (large/good/great) number of

做主语，是复数谓语

2.+不可数名词

much

a great deal of

an amount of=amounts of

做主语，是单数谓语

3.+不可数名词/可数的复数

a lot of /lots of

plenty of (前不加a)

做主语时，谓语由所修饰名词而定。

5.many a +单数可数名词；做主语，是单数谓语

4.a large quantity of加不可数名词/可数的复数,单数谓语

quantities of 加不可数名词/可数的复数,复数谓语