(1)the number of 名词复数,意为“……的数量”,做主语时中心词是number,谓语动词用单数。表示数量多少用large/small. 对数量提问用What或者How large. 例如:
What/How large is the number of the students?学生的数量是多少?
The number of the students is 2000.
学生的数量是2000。
类似用法短语:the population of … ……的人口
the price of… ……的价格
the percent of… ……的百分比
(2)a number of 可数名词复数,意为“许多的,大量的”,相当于many,与复数名词连用做主语,谓语动词用复数。number前边可以用large、small、great等修饰表示程度。例如:
A large number of books are missing.
一大批书不见了。
A number of people are dancing in the park.
许多人正在公园跳舞。
Let's have a try.
1.______sheep on the hill is 200.
2.______sheep are eating grass on the hill.
3.In our school library ,there______(be)a number of books on science and the number of them______(be)growing larger and larger.
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