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高中英语语法新体验——从经典例句开始
1.14.2.24 24.a number/variety of与the number/variety of的主谓一致

24.a number/variety of与the number/variety of的主谓一致

“a number of/a variety of+复数名词”作主语,谓语动词用复数;“the number of/the variety of(种类)+复数名词”作主语,谓语动词用单数。

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a number of只能跟复数名词;a variety of,varieties of还可跟单数可数名词和不可数名词。

There are many different varieties of bee.(人教大纲版高三第120页)

蜂的种类繁多。

There is a wide variety of new music to be discovered in every corner of the world.(人教大纲版高一上第74页)

世界上还存在着许多其他有趣的音乐风格。