B. aren't many furnitures9 M! o1 B+ [, d) S$ l7 h% |
C. hasn't much furniture
, j" W1 v2 V& D2 I* Z [; o5 j; L e D. isn't enough furniture6 _3 |( y5 a8 [& r
解题思路:根据名词数的概念A、B肯定错,不必考虑;C、D的主要差异是"hasn't"与 "isn't", 句子中有there,说明该句是there be句型,故正确答案为D.题中staff, office 等词与解题无关。
: O4 f* u* g7 A! w4 \/ x 注意辨别句子中斜体词的数及其意义:, o3 N. J7 E3 O: B! ^% _
There is still much room for improvement. (仍有许多改进的余地)
. ^2 ?# J- f% _. X) A' y$ T8 x He has published two important papers on this subject. (他在这个课题上已发表了两篇重要论文。)9 ^ O. [# z% L
3、以下名词单复数同形:" j0 `( @. g6 V6 M& G* N
means(手段) headquarters(司令部)
/ B& D5 M1 y V, P. b/ B8 X2 y works(工厂) species(物种)) Q! l' h) G$ F" I
aircraft(飞机) Chinese(中国人)# }" y' `, N4 n) R0 ?
sheep(羊) fish(鱼)
( M- w9 B4 ?/ @4 F! ]5 M+ { 中国的计量单位:li(里), yuan(元), mu(亩)等
" s& L/ d8 l7 A- b 实例:- W* i7 u% u9 E5 E, t& l# {# p' X
Every means has been tried out, but without satisfactory results. (每个方法都试过了,但结果不令人满意。)7 G* B8 z( U& v/ n3 c7 V
4、形式上是复数的学科名称,如physics , statistics, dynamics 作单数看待;时间、距离、钞票、重量等复数,可以看作一个整体作单数处理,如:Two days is not enough for me to finish the task. (要我完成此项任务两天是不够的。)& T8 I2 R: L+ a; W
5、名词做另一名词的修饰语:
" X* F6 n+ h8 M/ c 一般用单数形式,如:a college student中的college 为单数形式。% j3 b" ^$ e1 A8 C( k2 Z* L
注意:
! ?7 q7 v/ F9 D& @ (1) 以下名词做另一名词修饰语时要用复数形式:sport → a sportsman (运动员)/ sale → a sales department(销售部) / savings → a savings account (储蓄存款)/ communication → a communications satellite (通讯卫星) / greeting → a greetings cable(慰问电), p# Y& F8 t- e. |
(2)不规则名词修饰另一名词时数的变化:a woman doctor (一个女医 |