若该结构变成(large) quantities of…这样的形式，则当它用作主语时，其谓语动词一律用复数(与其中名词的数无关)
如
Huge quantities of oil were spilling into the sea. 大量的石油渗到海里。
Large quantities of rice have been destroyed in the flood. 大量的庄稼在洪水中被毁坏了。
