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1、a (large) quantiy of 和 (large) quantities ofa (large) quantiy of +不可数名词作主语,谓语动词用单数；(large) quantities of +不可数名词做主语,谓语动词用复数。alargeamountof与largeamountsof的区别只不过都是amount是修饰不可数名词：alargeamountof+不可数名词，谓语动词用单数；largeamountsof+不可数n谓语动词用复数。从 a huge amount of 和large amounts of说开去，兼谈a quantity of 和quantities o
2、f的用法（转摘）外研版选修7 module3 里有a huge amount of词组。其用法为:a large（great,good）amount of 不可数名词，谓语动词一般用单数；但（huge，great，good）amounts of 不可数名词，作主语时，谓语动词要用复数。A large amount of damage has beend one by the earth quakeLarge amounts of money were spent on the bridge关于a quantity of 和quantities of的用法：“a large quantity o
3、f 译为“许多，大量”其谓语由短语中的“quantity”形式决定。它是单数，不管修饰的是什么样的词，一律用单数。如果是quantities,则谓语全用复数。只与quantity的形式有关。专家观点：1. 徐广联在大学英语语法讲座与测试（华东理工大学出版社）中表示， a quantity of 只能修饰不可数名词，谓语动词用单数。 A quantity of 间或也可以修饰可数名词，例如， A quantity of baskets were on sale.2. 张怀信在英语高考活用图解辞典（延边大学出版社）中讲到， a large/small quantity of 大量的 / 少量的（可
4、以修饰可数名词或不可数名词），例如， I need a large quantity of oil (apples). quantities of 大批的，大量的，例如， Large quantities of polluted water are flowing into the sea. 该书所附语法祥解篇 - 主谓一致还明确指出“在以上（ 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”。3 顾南华在中高级英语考试指南（华中工学院出版社）中说， a quantity o
5、f, quantities of 可跟可数名词与不可数名词 , 并举有三例： There is a large quantity of milk. Great quantities of fish are caught on the high sea. Large quantities of water are needed for cooling purposes. 在 452 页讲到“ a quantity of + 不可数名词”，谓语只用单数，“ quantities of + 可数与不可数名词”，谓语要用复数。4 章振邦在新编英语语法（上海译文出版社） 212 页中讲到， a quan
6、tity of 既可用于复数可数名词，也可用于不可数名词。例如 , A large quantity of flowers were heaped on the martyrs tomb. A large quantity of beer was consumed. Quantities of food were on the table.5. 刘锐诚在学生使用英语高考必备（中国青年出版社）中认为， a quantity of + 名词 C,U+ 单或复数动词 ， quantities of + 名词 C,U + 复数动词 。6. 张鑫友在英语语法难题新探（句法篇）（中国地质大学出版社） 52
7、9 页中说，在 a large quantity of 等短语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，其谓语动词通常跟 of 后名词的具体情况而采用单数或复数形式。综上所述，结论就是：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（偶而接单数式谓语，属非规范用法，宜慎用。）2 quantities of 后既可接复数可数名词，亦可接不可数名词 ,
8、 后面的谓语都用复数形式。举例证明：1 On January 18, a large quantity of coloured photopaper, dried seafood, canned abalone, audio equipment and antibiotics worth HH$16million were found in four 40-foot containers, bound for ( In brief- China Daily, HK Edition, 20050122, P2)2 Besides, a large quantity of mail bags we
9、re found. ( US nationals arrested for DVD piracy-China Daily, 20040731, P1)3 An undetermined quantity of weapons and ammunition were also seized, the spokesman said. (Raid in karbala and shots fired in Baghdad -China Daily, 2003102, P1)4 and a small quantity of dangerous drugs were seized. (Travel s
10、cheme causes concern in HK-China Daily, 20030822, P2)A5 A quantity of fake certificates and official stamps were also seized. (Police seize 59 in major gang smash, 20030403) 6 . “ and a large quantity of drugs is reading different segments of society.” Wang said. (Zzzicit drug dealers executed-China
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