由于英语中名词分可数与不可数，量词的使用也有区别：

　　修饰可数名词

　　(a) few / fewer / fewest

　　many / more / most

　　a great (good) many

　　many a

　　a number of

　　the number of

　　既可修饰可数名词 也可修饰不可数名词

　　a lot of / lots of

　　plenty of (time, money, people)

　　修饰不可数名词

　　(a) little / less / least

　　much / more / most

　　a great (good) deal of

　　an amount of / amounts of

　　the amount of

　　量词使用中应注意的几个问题：

　　1) 分清可数名词和不可数名词是前提;

　　2) 不要把量词的形式搞混淆了：下面哪个表达形式是对的?

　　A. A lot students have come back from the summer holiday.

　　B. A few of the students have come back from the summer holiday.

　　C. A great many of students have come back from the summer holiday.

　　D. Many a student has have come back from the summer holiday.

　　E. The number of students have come back from the summer holiday.

　　F. A number of students have come back from the summer holiday.

　　以上六个表达方式中只有F 是对的。为什么?

　　A. a lot students → a lot of students

　　B. a few of the students → a few students

　　C. a great many of students → a great many students

　　D. Many a student has come back from the summer holiday.

　　E. The number of 表示数目，如：The number of the students in our class is 50.

　　A number of 表示"一些"，"不少"，认真对比一下，看出问题来了吗?

　　问多少钱、多少重量时用：How much…?问距离时用：How far is it from…to…?

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