thenumber of和a number of的區別如下:
謂語動詞形式不同。
thenumberof後面加可數名詞復數,但是因為中心詞是“數量”,也就是說我們的主語是“thenumber”,所以後面的謂語動詞要用三人稱單數滑賀形式。
thenumberof+可數名詞復數+三單謂語anumberof後面的謂語動詞要用復數形式。
anumberof+可數名詞復數+復數謂語。
雙語例句:
a number of例句:
1、Failure of a fire to draw properly can have a number of causes. ?火爐通風不好可以有很多原因。
2、Profits from his single were to be divided between a number of charities. ?他單曲唱片的利潤將分給幾個慈善機構。
3、The urban crisis conflates a number of different economic, political, and social issues. ?城市危機使若幹不同的經濟、政治和社會問題合成壹個綜合的問題。
4、We protect the self by a number of defence mechanisms,including repression and projection. ?我們通過許多防衛機制保護自我,其中包括情感的壓制與投射轉移。
5、Staff have been holding a number of events to raise money for charity. ?員工們已經在舉行壹些慈善捐款活動。