a broad - range of修飾什麼名詞
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既可以修飾可數名詞也可以修飾不可數名詞:
它的含義是:大量的
如: I have a broad range of words.
I know a lot of words. 
I own a broad range of land
I own a lot of land. 
用單數者,説明主語的中心詞是 a range 或 a group,而後面的of 短語,作定語修飾range 或group。
用複數者,説明主語的中心詞是of 後面的那個複數名詞。而把a range of 或 a group of 整體看作限定語,修飾後面的名詞
1、 A wide range of colours and patterns are available.
a wide range of修飾後面的名詞 句意為很多可以選擇的 所以是複數
2、 A broad range of issues was discussed.
3、 If a group or range of things is diverse, it is made up of a wide of variety of things.
range是主語之一  單數
4、 A fairly narrow range of people are responsible for key decisions.
同句一 a fairly narrow range of為修飾 句意為很少一部分人 複數