1、表示“许多，很多”的词组按其用法归类：1.很多的many 修饰可数much 修饰不可数a lot of =lots of 修饰可数,不可数均可plenty of 修饰可数,不可数均可,一般用于肯定句中a number of 修饰可数the number of 的意思是“某物的数量”不是许多的意思,这个某物肯定是可数的,要不哪里来的数量2.很少的：a little 修饰不可数a few 修饰可数3.几乎没有：little 修饰不可数few 修饰可数4.一些：some any 都可以修饰可数和不可数一、 只能修饰名词复数形式 many、 a great/good many 、a great/lar
2、ge number of 、scores of、dozens of 和(quite )a few ,这类“许多”修饰作主语的名词时， 谓语动词用复数There are a great/good many English books in our school library.A great number of my friends have been to the Great Wall.Scores/Dozens of people were killed in the accident.I have made quit a few good friends,too.Many of them
3、have watched the TV play.A great many of us like American English better than British English. the number of + n （可数名词复数）表示 “.的数目”,用它做主语时，谓语用单数The number of the students in our class is 55.二、只能修饰不可数名词的“许多” much、 a great / good deal of 和 a large amount of ，这类“许多” 修饰主语名词时候，谓语用单数eg I dont know they gav
4、e us much help.There is a great/good deal of snow on the ground.I spend a large amount of money on books every month.Much has been said about it .a great deal 做名词词组和副词词组，也表示“大量，许多”/ 还可以修饰比较级，表示程度。At the end of the year there was a great deal to do .(年底有很多事情做）They talked a great deal about the proble
5、m.(他们对这个问题谈论了许多）He is a great deal better today （他今天好多了）（ 修饰比较级，表示程度）三、既可以修饰可数名词复数，又可以修饰不可数名词 a lot of 、lots of 、plenty of 、supplies of ，a great/quantity of 、great/large quantities of例 he has got a lot/lots of questions to ask.A lot of / lots of work is to be done this week.There are plenty of books
6、 on the shelf.I have plenty of time to do itSuppies of trees were washed away.We have had a large quantity of /large quantities of rain this summer.Lare quantities of fish have been caught recently. 1）a lot 名词词组表示“大量，很多”/做副词词组表示 “很多，非常，相当”/做程度状语修饰比较急I have a lot to do today. (很多事 名词）he helped me a l
7、ot （副词 很多）I like this picture quite a lot (副词 非常）Im feeling a lot better now (程度状语修饰比较级） 我现在感觉好多了2）large quantities of + 不可数名词/可数名词复数 ，谓语用复数Large quantities of water are needed every day. (修饰不可数 n）There are quantities of flowers in garden.（修饰可数 n 复数）四、many a /an + 单数可数名词 也表示许多，这个短语作主语时谓语用单数Many a girl in our class has learned to swimMany a book was translated into English.(许多书被翻译为英语）许多的鸟已经飞去南方. 很多旅游者都是来自世界各地. 大量的牛奶都过期了. 池子里有很多的水. 秋天里,许多树叶已经从树上掉了下来. 高速路上有很多的汽车. 我有很多时间去做家庭作业.
