much of the city为什么用much呢

问题描述

Much of the city lies 3 meters below the sea level.

请问这句话中根据什么判断用修饰不可数名词的 much 呢？谢谢!

老师答疑

沅老师：

我们前面讨论的是 much 的用法，没有涉及 many 的用法。many 用于“many of + 限定词 + 复数名词”是 many 的最常见用法之一。这样的例子太多了：

Many of the farmers grow rice. 很多农民种稻子。

I don’t know many of your friends. 你的朋友我认识的不多。

We share many of the same likes and dislikes. 我们有很多共同的好恶。

Many of the old buildings are stillintact. 许多老建筑物依然完好无损。

Many of the trees were destroyed in thestorm. 这次暴风雨毁了许多树。

Many of my students send cards to me. 我的许多学生给我寄贺卡。

Many of the performers were of professional standard. 许多表演者都具有专业水平。

Science can penetrate many of nature’s mysteries. 科学能揭示自然界的许多奥秘。

Many of our players are very young andkeen. 我们的许多球员很年轻也很有热情。

Many of the shipyard workers face losing their jobs. 很多造船厂的工人都面临失业。

Many of the exhibits were frown here from Canada.许多展品是从加拿大空运来的。

We gave away many of thevegetables from our garden. 我们把自己园子里的很多蔬菜都送了人。

Many of the poorer people were forced to migrate to thecities to look for work. 很多较穷的人都被迫迁移到城市找寻工作。

黎老师：

1. much 除指代不可数名词外，也可指代可数名词的一部分，其中“much of + 限定词（如a, the, this, that, my, his…）+ 单数可数名词”就是最常用的结构之一。如：

Much of the building has been destroyed in the earthquake. 地震中这栋建筑物大部分被毁了。

Much of the book is about the history of the village. 这本书的大部分篇幅是讲述这个村子的历史。

2.“Much of ...”表示“...... 很多地方”， of 后面能够接可数名词，例如：

You can't see much of a country in a week . 一周之内在一个国家游览不了多少地方。（《牛津英语用法指南》第三版第357节）

所以 Much of the city lies 3 meters below the sea level. 是正确的。

董老师：

刘老师：“many of + 限定词（如a, the, this, that, my, his…）+ 单数可数名词” 确实没有。但“many of + 限定词（如the, this, that, my, his…）+ 复数名词”是有的。参见《牛津英语用法指南》第三版第357节：much of 和 many of 用于 限定词（如a, the, my，this）和代词之前(我按：此处如果用 many of 则不能用a)：

I won't pass the exam：I've missed too many of my lessons.

我现在觉得：如果名词为复数，则用 many，如果名词为单数，则用 much。

You can't see much of acountry in a week. 一周之内在一个国家游览不了多少地方。

此指一个国家的很多地方。如果改为：You can't see many of the countries in a week.(我按：此句是我编的，不一定正确)此指众多国家中的的很多国家。请刘老师指正。

婷老师：

谢谢老师的解答，这下明白了。