a number of /a amount of/ plenty of 數量詞用法

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a huge / large number of + 可數複數名詞　很多……

a small number of + 可數複數名詞　　少數……

A large number of students are against the energy policy.

很多學生反對能源政策。

There are a small number of fish in this pond.

池塘裡有少數的魚句型:

(adj.) + amounts of + 不可數名詞

= a(n) + (adj.) + amount of +不可數名詞

a huge / large amount of + 不可數名詞　　很多……

a small amount of + 不可數名詞　　少數……

Frank donates a huge amount of money to the charity every year.

Frank每年都會捐一大筆錢給慈善機構。

a good/great deal of + 不可數名詞

I have a good/great deal of homework to do today.

我今天有很多的作業要做。

= a(n) + (adj.) + quantity of +不可數/複數可數名詞

I have a vast quantity of housework to do every weekend.

每個周末我有大量的家事要做。

Jessie gave me a quantity of apples.Jessie 給我很多的蘋果。

We’d better take a taxi to the airport right away. We don’t have plenty of time.

我們最好立刻搭計程車去機場。我們沒有太多時間了。

I have plenty of things to do.我有大量的事情要做。

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large、huge、small、vast 都可以用來修飾 amount、quantity及number。

number(數字) 後接可數。 amount 與deal數量(不可數，因此後接不可數名詞)

quantity與plenty及wealth後接可數不可數皆可。