托福考试辅导：语法讲解（7）

考点二 限定词

不可数名词的限定词和不可数名词原形连用, 下面这些限定词后面一定跟不可数名词：
much,  a large amount of,  a great deal of,  a wealth of(大量的、丰富的)
little /a little /less /least,   a piece /sheet /slice /bar of,  属不可数名词专用

例题：
(1)
Because they are generally taken simply to obtain a recognizable and relatively clear image, most nonprofessional photographs demand few equipment.
应改为：little.
解释：equipment是不可数名词, 不能用few修饰, 应改为和其对应的little

(2)
  Data received from two spacecraft indicate that there is many evidence that huge thunderstorms are now occurring around the equator of the planet Saturn.
应改为：much evidence
解释：many是复数名词的限定词，而evidence是不可数名词，应用much作限定词

另外一些词(词组)如such, some /any (of), most (of), a lot of, lots of, the rest of, plenty of等既可接可数名词又可接不可数名词。
例如：
a lot of students ,  a lot of money
the rest of the students, the rest of money
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