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a (large) quantiy of 和 (large)
quantities of
a (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。
a large amount of
与large amounts of的区别
只不过都是amount是修饰不可数名词：
a large amount of +不可数名词，谓语动词用单数；
large amounts of+ 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 of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 quake．
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Large
amounts of money were spent on the bridge．
关于
a quantity of 和quantities of的用法：“a large quantity
of 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<
br>是什么样的词，一律用单数。如果是quantities,则谓语全用复数。只与
quanti
ty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
largesmall quantity of 大量的
少量的（可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 of,
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。
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4
．章振邦在《新编英语语法》（上海译文出版社） 212 页中讲到， a
quantity 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 martyr’s 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）
529 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 , 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
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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 were 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
scheme
causes concern in HK---China Daily, 20030822, P2)A
5． 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 Daily,
20030627, P2)
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