【问】 large amounts of money的说法是否正确，很值得怀疑。money为不可数名词，表示其数量的词怎么能用复数amounts呢?

【答】 这是一个应当注意的惯用法问题。不可数名词不能与number连用(× a large numberof money)，而必须与amount连用(a larger amount of，large amounts of)。但是，amount本身却是个可数名词，因此，large amounts of money的说法是符合惯用法的。

1. He must often memorize large amounts of material. (AOT)

他必须经常熟记大量材料。

2. Vast amounts of money are being invested in the local market. (TOEFL)

大量资金投放在当地市场上。

请做下面的英语试题

Composers have written vast amounts of music for solo piano.

A. equitable B. tremendous

C. faltering D. favorable(TOEFL，83.8)