a number of和the number of的用法區(qū)別
a number of , the number of在用法上有什麼區(qū)別呢?今天我給大家說(shuō)一下:
a number of + 可數(shù)名詞複數(shù) 謂語(yǔ)用複數(shù),意爲(wèi)許多,大量的….
the number of + 可數(shù)名詞複數(shù) 謂語(yǔ)用單數(shù),意爲(wèi)……的數(shù)目,
a number of是“一些”,可以指“幾個(gè)”,也可以指“很多個(gè)”,但縂是一個(gè)以上,所以應(yīng)配複數(shù)形式名詞和動(dòng)詞,
例如:“A number of girls have the same problem.”有時(shí),爲(wèi)求數(shù)目清楚一點(diǎn),number之前會(huì)加形容詞,例如a large/small number of girls(很多/少數(shù)女孩子)。
The number of則是“……的數(shù)目”,這數(shù)目衹有一個(gè),所以須配單數(shù)形式動(dòng)詞,
例如:“The number of girls present was close to one hundred.(出蓆的女孩子有將近一百人。)