考点二 限定词
. r* @! q+ ?0 B- R不可数名词的限定词和不可数名词原形连用, 下面这些限定词后面一定跟不可数名词:; h( Y: V1 c; U( N
much, a large amount of, a great deal of, a wealth of(大量的、丰富的)
3 c8 S6 d# Z" Nlittle /a little /less /least, a piece /sheet /slice /bar of, 属不可数名词专用
5 v2 J+ F) E. m( A# ?& n& P& C6 E例题:
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. f# ^2 l0 y6 t4 |! K# c- `Because they are generally taken simply to obtain a recognizable and relatively clear image, most nonprofessional photographs demand few equipment.; u9 [ M6 f2 d! R% G: U& g
应改为:little. * h% M$ n% a7 p: q ^
解释:equipment是不可数名词, 不能用few修饰, 应改为和其对应的little 0 p+ s9 ?3 e8 O0 L6 u
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, _4 I9 R. V9 z7 L+ D6 p Data received from two spacecraft indicate that there is many evidence that huge thunderstorms are now occurring around the equator of the planet Saturn.
( f' r$ g" C# ^, c: x应改为:much evidence6 M: h# k; _) O( Y% Z
解释:many是复数名词的限定词,而evidence是不可数名词,应用much作限定词 ! |$ a) B# N% p" e" S
另外一些词(词组)如such, some /any (of), most (of), a lot of, lots of, the rest of, plenty of等既可接可数名词又可接不可数名词。8 k- A* ^# U0 k6 b8 ]2 \
例如:
+ O2 V" F: i9 d" t9 d; ba lot of students , a lot of money4 a* b( `& ~% i7 K
the rest of the students, the rest of money
3 C; m3 g9 Z' oPansies can be cultivated easily in home gardens, but they require plenty of water and not too much sun. |