① a great many和a good many同義,意為“許多”,是many的強(qiáng)調(diào)形式,只能作定語(yǔ),后跟復(fù)數(shù)可數(shù)名詞。
I have been to the city
a great many times. 我曾多次到過(guò)那個(gè)城市。
He has worked here for
a good many years. 他在這里工作已經(jīng)很多年了。
② a number of意為“許多,一些”,后跟復(fù)數(shù)可數(shù)名詞。表示強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí),可以說(shuō)a great/large/good number of或quite a number of。number還可用small,big修飾。a number of多用于肯定句,在疑問(wèn)句或否定句中要用many。
Quite a number of students are on the sports ground. 操場(chǎng)上有許多學(xué)生。(不可說(shuō)a quite number of)
A great/large/good number of people have come to the party. 許多人都來(lái)參加這個(gè)晚會(huì)。
③ 下面幾個(gè)短語(yǔ)后可以跟不可數(shù)名詞或復(fù)數(shù)可數(shù)名詞:
plenty of money/books 許多錢(qián)/書(shū)
a large quantity of water/trees 大量的水/樹(shù)
④ a great/good deal of一般修飾不可數(shù)名詞,但偶爾也修飾可數(shù)名詞。
There is
a great deal of oxygen in the air. 空氣中有大量氧氣。
They have spent
a great deal of money on the project. 他們?cè)谶@項(xiàng)工程上花費(fèi)了大量資金。
⑤ a great amount of,a large amount of和a small amount of后跟不可數(shù)名詞,不可跟可數(shù)名詞。
He spent
a great amount of time reading these books. 他讀這些書(shū)花了很多時(shí)間。
He sent her
a small amount of money. 他給她寄了一小筆錢(qián)。