a lot of 只用于肯定句中,在否定句中用many,不完全对,正确的说法应该是“a lot of 只用于肯定句中,在否定句中用many或much”。
a lot of,后面接可数名词和不可数名词均可,接可数名词时谓语用复数,接不可数名词时,谓语用单数。A lot of 只能用于肯定句中,不能在否定句中用a lot of 。在否定句中可以用Many,表示多的、大量的,后用可数名词复数,而在否定句中修饰不可数名词则需要用much 。
一、many、much、a lot of的用法
many意思是“很多”,与可数名词复数连用;
much意思是“很多”,与不可数名词连用。
a lot of既可与可数名词连用,也可与不可数名词连用。
它们在句中可作主语、宾语和定语等。
如:
I don't have many friends here.
在这里我没有很多的朋友
Many died in the bus accident.
许多人在公交车祸中丧失
There was a lot of mud on the ground.
地上有许多泥。
二、many、much、a lot of的区别
many和much、a lot of 的区别在于many + 可数名词,much + 不可数名词,a lot of + 可数名词或不可数名词。
a lot of(=lots of)和many、much区别在于它们只能用在肯定句中,而many,much不受限制。
如:
1、How many people are there at the meeting?
会议中有多少人?
2、How much time has he left?
他离开多久了?
3、He has many(a lot of) friends.
他有许多朋友 。
4、There hasn't been much good weather recently.
最近都不是什么好天气。
如果将一个含有a lot of(=lots of)的肯定句改为否定句或疑问句,要将它们改为many或much。
如:
1、We can see a lot of birds in the tree.
We can't see many birds in the tree.
我们在树上看不到很多鸟儿。
2、He wants lots of water.
Does he want much water?
他需要许多水吗?
扩展资料:
1、many和much是表示数量的不定代词,在句中既可以充当名词,也可以充当形容词,可作主语、宾语、定语、表语等,意思为“许多”、“大量”.many修饰或代替可数名词,much修饰或代替不可数名词。
2、many作主语时谓语动词用复数,much作主语时谓语动词用单数。名词前若有the/my/your/our/their/this/that/it/these/those等,此时不能直接用many/much,需用many of/much of.
3、many ,much前可有as、so、too、how等进行修饰;the,these,those可以修饰many;the,this,that可修饰much.
4、a lot of 和 lots of 可以当作定语,即当作many或much来使用,但只能用于肯定句中;因此,谓语动词的数不是依据lot和lots来决定,而是依据of所引导的名词的数来决定。
例如:
1、A lot of time has been wasted. (a lot of =much)
有许多时间给浪费掉了。
2、A lot of people have been present.(a lot of=many)
已有许多人到了。
3、There is lots of time to spare.
时间绰绰有余。
much后用不可数名词,还可修饰比较级
a lot 当然不是名词性短语了,而是副词性短语,修饰动词.比如:Thanks a lot.= Thanks very much.
再比如:I know him a lot.
plenty of 和以上lots of 和a lot of相似,后面接可数名词和不可数名词均可,接可数名词时谓语用复数,接不可数名词时,谓语用单数.
至于你说的“many, much 用于疑问句和否定句中,a lot of 用于肯定句中”是错误的,没有这规律
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