plenty of 用法, 例句, 詳解

plenty of 用法 1 (plenty of N…is/are)

問：There __________ (is/are) plenty of books on the shelf.
請問上面有關plenty of 用法的句子是填is, 還是填are呢?

答：plenty of 用法既可與不可數名詞連用, 又可與可數名詞連用。例如:

1. I have plenty of time.
   我有很多時間。
2. The room contained plenty of students.
   屋裡有很多學生。

當plenty of N 作主詞時, 其動詞的數要與N(名詞) 的數相一致:

1. There is plenty of work to be done.
   有很多工作要做。
2. Plenty of guests have come.
   來了許多客人。

plenty of 用法 2 (plenty of vs a great deal of)

問：“How many books does he have?” “He possess ________ books.”
A. plenty of
B. very much
C. a great deal of
D. an amount of
(TOEFL)
答案為A(plenty of) 。能否選C(a great deal of) 呢?

答：應當牢記: plenty of 既可跟可數名詞連用, 也可跟不可數名詞使用, 而a great deal of 則只能跟不可數名詞連用:

1. I have plenty of time.
   我有很多時間。
2. The room contained plenty of students.
   屋裡有很多學生。
3. Mr. Lucas spent a great deal of time in Far East.
   盧卡斯先生在遠東呆了很長時間。
4. The chest contained a great deal of money
   櫃子裡有許多錢。