"there was plenty of food for everyone"
"a batch of letters" "a deal of trouble" "a lot of money" "he made a mint on the stock market" "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos" "it must have cost plenty" "a slew of journalists" "a wad of money"
"Have I eaten enough?" "I've had plenty, thanks"
误 He has got plenty friends.
正 He has got plenty of friends.
我祖父有的是钱。误 My grandfather has plenty money.
正 My grandfather has plenty of money.
我们学校的图书馆有大量的图书。误 There are plenty books in our school library.
正 There are plenty of books in our school library.
析plenty修饰名词时,必须加of。
池子里有很多水。误 There are plenty of water in the pool.
正 There is plenty of water in the pool.
农场上有许多西红柿。误 There is plenty of tomatoes on the farm.
正 There are plenty of tomatoes on the farm.
析plenty of表示“丰富的,大量的”,可以修饰可数名词或不可数名词。plenty of加可数名词作主语时,谓语动词用复数; plenty of加不可数名词时,谓语动词用单数。
我们没多少事要做。误 We don't have plenty to do.
正 We don't have much to do.
析plenty用于肯定句,一般不用于否定句。