特殊限定詞用法比較 (一)
英語中,冠詞、物主限定詞、名詞屬格、指示限定詞、基數詞和序數詞等等,都屬於限定詞。
今天小編與大家一起學習一些特殊限定詞的用法。
一、表示“多”的限定詞
表示“多”的限定詞有many, much, a lot of, lots of, plenty of等。
1)many, much常用於否定句和疑問句,而a lot of等則常用於肯定句。
I haven't seen many English novels.
Have you drunk much water today?
I have seen a lot of / lots of / plenty of / a great number of English novels.
I have drunk a lot of / lots of / plenty of / a great amount of water today.
2)many / much 既可作限定詞,也可作不定代詞,a lot 也可單獨用作名詞詞組:
Have you seen all these novels? ----No, I haven't done very many.
You have done a lot for me.
二、表示“少”的限定詞
表示“少”的限定詞有(a) few, (a) little。
1)a few, a little表示"少量",帶有肯定意義。
Let's invite a few friends to our party.
I had a little difficulty in reading this poem.
2)few / little表示否定意義,相當於not many / much, not enough。
I have very few pens left. Could you give me some more.
There is little food in the fridge. Let’s go to the supermarket.
3)quite a few, a good few, not a few表示“相當多”。
Quite a few of us are getting tired.
You'll have to wait a good few days.
三、表示“一些”的限定詞
表示“一些”的限定詞有some, any。
1)some 是肯定詞,常用於肯定句;any是非肯定詞,常用於否定句或疑問句。
There are some books for me.
There aren't any books for me.
Are there any books for me?
2)any也常用於條件分句:
If you have any trouble, please call me.
3)當說話人期待肯定回答時,some也可用於疑問句。
Would you like some cake?
4)some與單數可數名詞搭配時,表示“某一”;any與單數可數名詞搭配,表示“任何一個”。
Some boy has broken the bowl.
Any child could answer that question.
另外,還有一些限定詞,它們既可以作限定詞,也常用作不定代詞,如all, both, every, each, either, neither, any等,具體用法,我們一起在下一篇學習吧~