常见代词的区别(1)
a lot of、lots of、a number of(/large numbers of)、a great deal of、plenty of五个“名词+介词”短语都表示“大量,许多”,其区别在于:
a lot of(或lots of)
既可以修饰不可数名词也可以修饰可数名词的复数形式,可以相应地换为much和many
A lot of people think that time is money.
(许多的人认为时间就是金钱。)
plenty of
“足够、大量”,既可以修饰不可数名词也可以修饰可数名词的复数形式
I don’t have to do it in a hurry because I have plenty of time.
(我用不着赶忙,因为我有充足的时间。)
a number of / large numbers of
只可以修饰可数名词复数形式
(它修饰的词作主语时谓语用复数形式)
可以换为some、many、a lot of、plenty of
I have a number of books to read today.
(今天我有好多书要读)
a great deal of
只可以修饰不可数名词
(它修饰的词作主语时谓语用单数形式)
可以换为much
I spend a great deal of time on reading
(在阅读方面我花费了大量的时间。)
✦考点链接
Look! There playing with the tourists in Tianhe Square.
A.are a number of deer
B.are a number of deers
C.is a number of deer
D.is a number of deers
答案及解析:
B 首先主谓一致,排除AD,一个是复数谓语+单数主语,一个是单数谓语+复数主语,再者 a number of后面要加复数名词,排除C。句意:看!天河公园里面很多鹿在和游客玩耍。
常见代词的区别(2)
none、no one、nobody的区别:
no one和nobody都表示“没有人”
仅指人,后面不跟of 短语,作主语时谓语用单数形式
No one knows how he managed to climb the peak.
没有人知道他是怎样爬到顶峰的。
Nobody was late for yesterday’s meeting.
昨天的会议没有一个人迟到。
none表示“没有一个人/物”
可指人也可以指物,后面可跟of短语,作主语时谓语可用单数也可用复数
None of my friends came to see me that day.
那天没有一个朋友来看我。
✦考点链接
The professor asked the students some questions, but of them was willing to answer.
A. none B. nobody C. neither D. all
答案及解析:
A none表示“没有一个人”,后面加of短语。如果是all of them表示他们所有,应该是复数谓语动词。