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Chapter 3 限定词(二):数量限定词与个体限定词

3.7 限定词总结(二):限定词与可数/不可数名词

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3.7 限定词总结(二):限定词与可数/不可数名词

前文多次强调过,我们讨论限定词的用法,必须以名词的可数性以及名词的单复数为基础,从而把名词区分为不可数名词、单数名词和复数名词这三种。在这一节中,我们将总结一下前面讨论的各个限定词与这三种名词的搭配关系。具体分类如下:

一、只与单数可数名词搭配的限定词

这样的限定词有:a, an, each, every, either, neither, another和one等等。

二、只与复数可数名词搭配的限定词

这样的限定词有:both, few, a few, fewer, a number of, many, several, these, those, two及two以上的基数词等等。

三、只与不可数名词搭配的限定词

这样的限定词有:little, a little, less, much, a bit of和a great amount/deal of等等。

四、既可以与不可数名词也可以与复数可数名词搭配的限定词

这样的限定词有:a lot of, lots of, plenty of, more, most和all等等。

五、与单数可数名词、复数可数名词和不可数名词均可搭配的限定词

这样的限定词有:any, some, no, the, 物主限定词(如your和my等),名词属格(如Tom's和my mother's)等等。

思维训练3.7

选择最佳答案填空。

1. (1) Ann is wearing ______ rings.(可多选)

(2) Ann is wearing ______ jewelry.(可多选)

A. five

B. several

C. some

D. lots of

E. too many

F. too much

G. a few

H. a little

I. no

J. every

K. each

2. He doesn't have ______ money.

A. much

B. many

C. a few

D. little

3. There ______ bad news on television tonight.

A. is too much

B. are too much

C. is too many

D. are too many

4. ______ people left early.

A. A lot

B. A few

C. A little

D. Less

5. Only ______ dollars have been borrowed from the manager.

A. a few

B. few

C. some

D. little

6. The letter was short because there wasn't ______.

A. many news

B. much news

C. a lot news

D. a lot of news