【问】 “How many books does he have?” “He possesses________ books. ”

A. plenty of B. very much

C. a great deal of D. an amount of(TOEFL，73. 10)

答案为A(plenty of)。能否选C(a great deal of)呢?

【答】 应当牢记：plenty of既可跟可数名词连用，也可跟不可数名词使用，而a great deal of则只能跟不可数名词连用：

1. I have plenty of time. (CGEL)

我有很多时间。

2. The room contained plenty of students. (CGEL)

屋里有很多学生。

3. Mr. Lucas spent a great deal of time in the Far East. (PEU)

卢卡斯先生在远东待了很长时间。

4. The chest contained a great deal of money. (CGEL)

柜子里有许多钱。