a quantity of 謂語
a quantity of +名詞作主語,謂語是單數還是複數由其名詞是不可數名詞單數還是可數名詞複數來決定,具體情況歸納如下。
(1) a quantity of +可數名詞複數,作主語,謂語用複數
A large quantity of flowers were heaped on the martyr’s tomb.
(2) a quantity of +不可數名詞單數,作主語,謂語用單數
A large quantity of beer was consumed. Quantities of food were on the table.
特別備註:
A: a large quantity of +不可數名詞,作主語,謂語用單數
船裏有大量的魚肉。
There is a large quantity of fish in the boat.
B: a large quantity of +可數名詞複數,作主語,謂語用複數
印刷了大量的書。
Alarge quantity of books were printed.
C: (large) quantities of 可以數名詞複數/不可數名詞單數,作主語,謂語都用複數
A: quantities of +不可數名詞單數
這個鎮去年浪費了大量的水。
Quantities of water were wasted in this town last year.
B:quantities of +可數名詞複數
就在聖誕節以前還有過許多購買東西的顧客。
There were large quantities of shoppers just before Christmas.
可有的語法書上說a quantity of後不論接什麼名詞,謂語用單數。quantities of後無論接什麼名詞,謂語用複數。糾結中。
繼續跟蹤回答如下:
(特別備註:表示“大量”的有兩種形式:a large quantity of和large quantities of。a quantity of接不可數名詞時,謂語動詞用單數形式,接可數名詞複數時,謂語動詞用複數形式; quantities of無論是修飾不可數名詞,還是可數名詞複數,謂語動詞都要用複數形式。)