
"he had a quantity of ammunition"
误 Which do you think is more important, quantities or qualities?
正 Which do you think is more important, quantity or quality?
你如果大量采购东西,就能节省很多钱。误 You can save a lot if you buy thing in quantities.
正 You can save a lot if you buy thing in quantity.
析quantity作“数量”解时是不可数名词。
船里有大量的鱼。误 There are a large quantity of fish in the boat.
正 There is a large quantity of fish in the boat.
印刷了大量的书。误 A large quantity of books was printed.
正 A large quantity of books were printed.
这个镇去年浪费了大量的水。误 Quantities of water was wasted in this town last year.
正 Quantities of water were wasted in this town last year.
就在圣诞节以前还有过许多购买东西的顾客。误 There was large quantities of shoppers just before Christmas.
正 There were large quantities of shoppers just before Christmas.
析 表示“大量”的有两种形式:a large quantity of和large quantities of。a quantity of接不可数名词时,谓语动词用单数形式,接可数名词复数时,谓语动词用复数形式; quantities of无论是修饰不可数名词,还是可数名词复数,谓语动词都要用复数形式。