核心问题
“How many books does he have?”“He possesses ____ books.”
A. plenty of B. very much C. a great deal of D. an amount of (TOEFL)
答案为 A(plenty of)。能否选 C(a great deal of) 呢?
词典解答
应当牢记: plenty of 既可跟可数名词连用,也可跟不可数名词连用,而 a great deal of 则只能跟不可数名词连用:
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I have plenty of time. (CGEL) 我有很多时间。
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The room contained plenty of students. (CGEL) 屋里有很多学生。
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Mr. Lucas spent a great deal of time in the Far East. (PEU) 卢卡斯先生在远东待了很长时间。
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The chest contained a great deal of money. (CGEL) 柜子里有许多钱。