一、核心知识点
1. 常用量词一览
| 量词 | 含义 | 修饰对象 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| some | 一些 | 可数名词复数 / 不可数名词 | some books, some water |
| any | 任何/一些 | 可数名词复数 / 不可数名词 | any questions, any milk |
| many | 许多 | 可数名词复数 | many students |
| much | 许多 | 不可数名词 | much time |
| a lot of / lots of | 许多/大量 | 可数名词复数 / 不可数名词 | a lot of people, lots of money |
| plenty of | 大量的 | 可数名词复数 / 不可数名词 | plenty of time |
| a few | 几个(肯定) | 可数名词复数 | a few friends |
| few | 很少(否定) | 可数名词复数 | few people |
| a little | 一点(肯定) | 不可数名词 | a little water |
| little | 很少(否定) | 不可数名词 | little money |
| a number of | 许多 | 可数名词复数 | a number of students |
| the number of | ……的数量 | 可数名词复数(作主语时谓语用单数) | The number of students is 50. |
2. too much / much too / too many
| 短语 | 含义 | 修饰对象 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| too many | 太多 | 可数名词复数 | too many apples |
| too much | 太多 | 不可数名词 | too much water |
| much too | 太…… | 形容词或副词 | much too fat, much too slowly |
记忆技巧: - too many = too + many(many 修饰可数名词) - too much = too + much(much 修饰不可数名词) - much too = much + too(too 修饰形容词/副词,much 加强语气)
3. a number of vs the number of
| 短语 | 含义 | 谓语动词 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| a number of | 许多(= many) | 复数 | A number of students are late. |
| the number of | ……的数量 | 单数 | The number of students is 50. |
二、重点语法规则
规则1:可数 vs 不可数的量词搭配
| 名词类型 | 可用的量词 |
|---|---|
| 可数名词复数 | many, a few, few, a number of, several, some, any, a lot of |
| 不可数名词 | much, a little, little, a great deal of, some, any, a lot of |
| 两者皆可 | some, any, a lot of, lots of, plenty of, enough |
规则2:量词的位置
| 情况 | 位置 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| 形容词修饰不定代词 | 后置 | something important, nothing special |
| 量词 + of + 限定词 + 名词 | of 后接限定词 | a lot of my friends, some of the books |
规则3:enough 的用法
| 位置 | 例句 |
|---|---|
| 修饰名词时,放在名词前后均可 | enough time / time enough |
| 修饰形容词/副词时,必须后置 | good enough, fast enough |
三、常见易错点
| 易错点 | 错误 | 正确 |
|---|---|---|
| too much 与 much too 混淆 | He is too much fat. | He is much too fat. |
| a number of 与 the number of 混淆 | The number of students are here. | A number of students are here. |
| many 修饰不可数名词 | many water | much water |
| few / a few 与 little / a little 混淆 | I have few water. | I have little water. |
| some 用于疑问句 | Do you have some questions?(一般疑问) | Do you have any questions? |
四、典型例题分析
例题1:too much / much too / too many
题目:She eats __ food, so she is ____ fat. A. much too; too much B. too much; much too C. too much; too many
答案:B. too much; much too
解析:food 是不可数名词,用 too much 修饰;fat 是形容词,用 much too 修饰。
例题2:a few / a little
题目:I have __ oranges and ____ orange juice. A. a little; a few B. a few; a little C. a few; a few
答案:B. a few; a little
解析:oranges 是可数名词复数,用 a few;orange juice 是不可数名词,用 a little。
例题3:a number of vs the number of
题目:__ the students in our class ____ 50. A. A number of; are B. The number of; is C. A number of; is
答案:B. The number of; is
解析:the number of 表示"……的数量",作主语时谓语动词用单数;a number of 表示"许多",谓语动词用复数。
例题4:many / much
题目:There isn't ______ milk in the fridge. A. many B. much C. a few
答案:B. much
解析:milk 是不可数名词,否定句中用 much。many 和 a few 都修饰可数名词。
例题5:some / any
题目:—Would you like ______ coffee? —Yes, please. A. some B. any C. many
答案:A. some
解析:表示请求或建议的疑问句中,用 some 而不用 any,希望得到对方的肯定回答。
五、速记口诀
量词口诀:
可数名词 many 来帮,不可数名词 much 来当; a few 可数表肯定,few 可数表否定; a little 不可数肯定,little 不可数否定; some any 两者都可,肯定 some 否定疑问 any。
too much / much too 口诀:
too much 后接不可数,much too 后接形或副; too many 后接可数复,三个短语莫混淆。
a number of / the number of 口诀:
a number of 许多,谓语复数要记住; the number of 数量,谓语单数别糊涂。