1.a lot of ,lots of, plenty of 等词组表示许多大量,既可以修饰可数名词也可以修饰不可数名词.比如:a lot of books , plenty of water.
2.a great deal of , a large amount of, a little ,little, 只能修饰不可数名词.谓语动词用单数形式.例如:A large amount of medicine is needed in that area.
3.a great many , a large number of , a great number of,表示许多大量,可修饰可数名词复数.谓语动词用复数形式.
4.many a 可表示许多,但做主语时谓语动词只能用单数第三人称.
例如: Many a scientist has been trying to research into the SARS bacteria.
5.masses of 做主语时谓语动词用复数,a mass of 修饰主语时谓语动词用单数.例如: Masses of work are to be done to welcome the new year.
6.a quantity of , (large )quantities (of ) 作主语,或其所修饰的名词作主语时,其谓语动词应根据quantity 的单复数形式而定.例如: Large quantities of money are needed to equip the school.
A quantity of story books has been bought for the children.
表示许多的英文短语？
“许多”：many；?much；?a great deal of；?numerous?a lot of。
许多 xǔ duō
many; much; a great deal of; numerous; plenty of; a great many of; many a; a large amount [quantity] of; lots of; a lot of
an awful lot of trouble ?许多麻烦
many people 许多人
have accumulated much experience ? 积累了许多经验
Many a student fails to pass on the examination. ? 许多学生考试不及格。
双语例句
1.Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.?英国许多海滩连最起码的卫生标准都达不倒。
2.Many students are not adequately prepared for higher education.?
许多学生并未做好接受高等教育的充分准备。
3.Many farmers will then chase you off their land quite aggressively.?
许多农民然后就会凶巴巴地把你从他们的土地上撵走。
地球的淡水资源看起来似乎有许多，取之不尽，但其实它是有尽头，水的数量又够几十亿人类喝几年呢?下面是我给大家整理的，供大家参阅!
：表示许多、大量含义的英语片语及用法
一、修饰可数名词：
are many people in the park.
I have a great many things to do.
She bought scores/ dozens of eggs yesterday morning. 2Many a/an,也表“很/许多的+可名单，谓动用单数。
Many a young man wants to speak English. 记忆技巧：修饰可数名词你会发现构成短语的主要名词many，number，score，dozen本身都是可数的!!
二、修饰不可数名词：
e.g.There is a great deal of snow on the ground. A million dollars is a large amount of money to me. 记忆技巧：much，本身不可数;deal，amount都是"量”，没法量。所以加不可数
三、修饰可/不可数名词均可：
1a lot of，lots of，plenty of，a great/large/quantity of，
e.g. A lot of/Lots of people可数went swimming yesterday.
A lot of/Lots of work不可数 is to be done this week.
We have plenty of cakes可数. Take some more.
Don't hurry.There is plenty of time不可数.
2特别说明a lot.
用作名词，表示“很多，多数”。 He knew a lot about it.
用作副词，修饰形容词和动词，表示“非常，相当”。
He is feeling a lot better today.他今天感觉好多了。
She laughed a lot.她笑得很厉害。
3注意a quantity of的谓语动词。后边加+不可数名词时,谓语动词用单数;后边加+可数名词复数，谓动动词复数。
A *** all quantity of water不可数名词 is needed.Water是不可数名词，谓语动词Be动词用单数 There are a large quantity of flowers可数名词 in the garden.Flowers是复数，谓语动词be动词用复数形式。
4great/large quantities of，不管后边加不可数名词还是可数名词复数，谓动都用复数形式。
Large quantities of food are on the table.桌上有大量的食物。
记忆技巧：lot，plenty，quantity他们本身自己都是 *** 名词，包容性好，所以二者皆可。
以上是表示很多，大量的词语片语，表示很少，有一些，常见的有上课讲的few/a few, little/a little, Several,大家可以参考笔记。
：“许多”表达何其多
在英文中，将这些表示“许多，很多”的片语按其用法归类：
一、只能修饰名词复数形式 many、 a great/good many 、a great/large 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
eg I‘m quite busy; I have many things to do 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.许多人在这次事故中丧生
I have made quit a few good friends,too.
温馨提示：
1many 作代词，表示“许多人，许多”的意思 eg Many of them have watched the TV play.
2 a great/good many 做代词，表示“许多人东西” eg A great many of us like American English better than British English.我们中的许多人喜欢美语胜过英国英语
3the 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
eg 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 don't know they gave us much help.
There is a great/good deal of snow on the ground.地上有许多雪 I spend a large amount of money on books every month.我每月要花很多钱买书
温馨提示：
1much 单用，做名词表示“许多，大量” eg Much has been said about it .关于这种事已经说的很多了
2a great deal 做名词片语和副词片语，也表示“大量，许多”/ 还可以修饰比较级，表示程度。
eg At the end of the year there was a great deal to do .年底有很多事情做
eg They talked a great deal about the problem.他们对这个问题谈论了许多 eg 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
eg 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 on the shelf.
I have plenty of time to do it
Suppies 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.最近捕了大量的鱼
温馨提示：
1a lot 名词片语表示“大量，很多”/做副词片语表示“很多，非常，相当”/做程度状语修饰比较急 eg I have a lot to do today. 很多事 名词
eg he helped me a lot 副词 很多
eg I like this picture quite a lot 副词 非常
eg I’m feeling a lot better now 程度状语修饰比较级 我现在感觉好多了
2large quantities of + 不可数名词/可数名词复数 ，谓语用复数
eg 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 eg Many a girl in our class has learned to swim
Many a book was translated into English.许多书被翻译为英语
