#相似詞語辨析03
a number of, the number of
這一對短語並非同義語,使用場合也不相同。
A number of 的涵義相當於Some 或several,義”一些”,其後接複數名詞或代詞,例如a number of students(或them),與之搭配的動詞一般用複數形式。
The number of 是指數量或數字而言,其後也接複數名詞,但動詞用單數形式。試看下面的例句:
A number of Vietnamese boat people staged a protest against repatriation. 不少越南船民抗議遣返原地。
A large number of books and magazines are lent at our library every day. 我們的圖書館每天借出很多的圖書和雜誌。
A number of foreign guests are coming to Ocean Park today. 今日有不少外賓要來海洋公園。
(註:a large number of 的對語是a small number of,它們的用法和a number of 相同。)
The number of people coming to the country park is large tosay.
今日來郊野公園的人很多。
The number of people who own luxury cars is increasing every year. 擁有豪華汽車的人數與年俱增。
The number of students in our college is never under 2000. 我們學院的學生人數從不少於兩千。
值得注意的是,在英美人寫的文章中,有時我們會看到,a number of 之後接單數形式的動詞,在 the number of 之後卻接複數形式的動詞。例:
A large number of new words has entered the English language since 1940.
The number of names together are about two hundred and sixty.
有些語法學家和主張保持英語“純潔”的人(即所謂 purists 或 prescriptivists)認為,這些用法是不正當的,不能視作標準英語。
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the number of單數 在 [文法] 單複數的問題> < - 看板Eng-Class - 批踢踢實業坊 的美食出口停車場
這章是在講單複數
我覺得不難
但考出來...問題好多
1. The acoustics in the ild gym (1.was 2.were)hardly
suitable for performance of the musical.
A:2 (acountics 是個名詞 音響效果，為什麼要用複數?)
2. A team of engineers from America (1.is 2.are)to present
reports at tomorrow's conference.
A:2 (A team of 不是就要單數了嗎?)
3. The number of horse running in the Kentucky Derby (1.varies 2.vary)
from year to year.
A:1 (The number of 不就要是用單數嗎? A number of 才是用複數不是嗎?)
順便問 這句應該要怎麼翻阿?
4. The pair of mittens left on the school bus (1.belongs 2.belong)
to either Jo or her younger sister.
A:1 (老師說過，pair沒加S的話用單數，那為什麼這裡是複數?)
EX(習題):The pair of lazy ceiling fans(1.were 2.was) doing little
to cool the long, narrow room.
答案是was.
5. Least considered in the latest bombing campaign (1.was 2.were)
the innocent victims.
A:2 這句我就完全不懂了 囧
6. Living in big cities almost always (1.causes 2.cause) stress
because or traffic jam, too few parking spaces, and too many people.
A:1 (WHY!!! 強者我同學跟我說 動詞+S會變單數????? 但我還是不懂 為什麼
+S 會變單數????????)
7. Out of the ruins of Turkey (1.emerages 2.emerage) a story of hope
and courage.
A:1 (這題是因為前面是ruin"s"嗎?)
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