alargedealof、aplentyof和agoodsupplyof在多数情况下修饰不可数名词，如：aplentyofwater,ageatdealoftime，不过它们也可以修饰可数名词，如aplentyofmen。aquantityof在多数情况下修饰可数名词，如aquantityofboxes,不过也可修饰不可数名词，如aquantityofmilk。quantitiesof与上述的一样一、只能修饰可数名词的词语有:many,manya(n),agood/greatmany,a(great/large)numberof,scoresof,dozensof等。例如:Scoresofpeoplewentthereinthefirstfewdaysafteritsopening.开张后的头几天,很多人去了那儿。Ihavebeentheredozensoftimes.我已去过那儿很多次了。There’reanumberofstudentsreadingEnglishintheclassroom.教室里有许多学生在读英语。Manyastudenthas(=manystudentshave)visitedtheGreatWall.(谓语动词用单数)很多学生都游览过长城。Inwinter,agoodmanyanimalssleepunderthesnow.冬天很多动物在雪下冬眠。注意:many所修饰的复数名词前若有限定词,many后面要接of,表示“……中的很多”。例如:Agreatmany(ofthe)graduateshavefoundjobs.毕业生中很多人已经找到了工作。二、只能修饰不可数名词的词语有:much,agreatdealof,agreat/largeamountof等。例如:Istheremuchwaterinthebucket?桶里有很多水吗?Healwayshasagreatamountofworktodo.他总是有很多工作要做。三、既能修饰可数名词又能修饰不可数名词的词语有:alotof,lotsof,plentyof(以上三个词语后谓语动词的数依of后的名词的单复数而定),agreat/largequantityof(其后谓语用单数),quantitiesof(其后谓语用复数)。例如:Thereisstilllotsofsnowinthegarden.花园里还有许多雪。Thereisplentyofrainhere.这儿的雨水很多。Agreatquantityofflowerswasplacedinthehall.大厅里放了很多鲜花。Therearelargequantitiesoffoodinthecupboard.橱柜里有许多食物。在所有这些表示“很多”的词语中many,much是最常用的词,它们既可以用于肯定句,也可以用于疑问句和否定句。例如:Aretheremanypeopleinthestreet?街上有很多人吗?Thereisn’tmuchtimeleft.剩下的时间不多了。其它的词语都用于肯定句,日常会话中常用lotsof,alotof或plentyof;正式文体中常用agreatmany,a(large)numberof,agreatdealof,scoresof或dozensof等。但若肯定句中有too,so,as,very或how等词修饰时,则必须使用many,much。例如:Thenumberofthepeoplewholosttheirhomesreachedasmanyas250,000.无家可归的人数多达250,000人。Thereistoomuchworktodo.要做的工作太多了。一般every,each后用单数;all后面的名词是复数.)名词性从句及不定式、动名词作主语时，谓语动词一般用单数形式。【例如】Tofinishtheworkinadvanceiswhathewants.SmokingcigarettesisdangeroustoyourhealthWhatseemseasyintheoryisdifficultinpractice.Whatcausedtheaccidentisacompletemystery.但是，what引导名词从句作主语时，其表语是复数形式时，系动词也可以是复数形式。【例如】Whatwebadlyneedherearequalifiedteachers.2)当主语是单数，后面跟着由including,with,togetherwith,alongwith,like,inadditionto,aswellas,ratherthan,but,except,morethan,accompaniedby等连接的短语时，谓语动词用单数。【例如】Maryaswellashersisterlikeslisteningtomusic.DoctorRichards,togetherwithhiswifeandthreechildren,istoarriveontheafternoonflight.Mybestfriendratherthananyoneelsehasgotthefirstprizeinthespeechcontest.3)one,oneof,every,everyone,everybody,each,manya,either,neither,noone,nobody,anyone,anybody,someone,somebody用作主语或修饰主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。【例如】Eachman,womanandchildhasthesameright.Manyastudentdoesn’tliketodotheirhomework.(manyastudent＝manystudents)Eitherofstudentsisgoingtocompeteforthepresidentofthestudents’union.Morethanonepersonwasinvolvedinthecase.Neitheroftheyoungmenwhohadappliedforapositionintheuniversity____.A)hasbeenacceptedB)havebeenacceptedC)wasacceptedD)wereacceptedneither用作主语或修饰主语时，谓语动词用单数形...
