Question

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

1. A.
   a large quantity of
2. B.
   large quantities of
3. C.
   a large number of
4. D.
   large numbers of

Answer 1

B
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。