请问:the number of 是用small还是用few 来修饰
the number of giant pandas is getting smaller and smaller还是fewer and fewer
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the number of是……的数量,可以用small或large来修饰算坚毛见,不能用many或few来修饰。
英语中有两个相似的短语:a number of与the num住跑州远线守我吗古岁留ber of,二者的区别涉及到主区云练类极状谓一致的问题,它们修饰名词作主语时,谓语的数是不一样的。
①number of +名词复数
=a lot of =los of+名词复数
②a number of…意思是“一些,若干”(= some),后接可数名词复数或代词,谓语动词用复数形式。 还可以加入形容词表示数量大或小等(牛杂干认调错绝唱或领例如:a large/small numbe路古弦期固济沿福r of…许多/少数穿错……)。
A number of students of our school have read that magazine.
我们学校有很多学生都看过那本杂志。
A number of wild animals have b艺低任een found in the forest.
森林里发现了很多野生动物。
③the number of…意思是“……的数字/数目”,介词of同其后名词构成介词短语,修饰the number.当它作主语时,谓语动词用单数。
例如: Many people took part in 10,000-metre race, but only a number of them kept on running to the end. 许多人参加了10000米跑,但只有一些人坚持跑到底。
A number of my friends think I should take a holiday. 我的一些朋友认为我应该休假。
The number of students in our school has grown from 1,000 to more than 1士必强乡击弱如烈,500.
我们学校学生的数量从1000名增加到1500多名。
The number of wild animals has become less and less in recent years.
最近几年里,野生动物的即深微参毛扬格供还穿数量逐渐减少。