Question

With the development of modern agriculture and industry, ____ waste are created every day.

A．a large quantity of

B．large quantities of

C．a large number of

D．large numbers of

Answer 1

B

解析试题分析：句意：随着现代工农业的发展，每天都会产生大量的垃圾。选项A、B用来修饰不可数名词，C、D用来修饰可数名词复数。a large quantity of 修饰不可数名词时，谓语动词用单数形式，而large quantities of 修饰不可数名词时谓语动词用复数，也就是说，修饰不可数名词时，谓语动词的单复数取决于quantity。
考点：考查固定短语。