Question

英语辨析

many,much,a lot（of),a great deal(of),a great number of,a number of,a few,a little,a great many
的区别

Answer 1

many，a number of, a few,a lot of接可数名词
much,,a little, a great deal of, 不可数名词
lots of, a lot of, plenty of即可修饰可数，也可以修饰不可数
many 修饰可数名词复数 如：I have many books.（我有很多书）much 修饰不可数名词 如：I have much money.（我有很多钱）a lot of = lots of 修饰可数名词和不可数名词均可 如：There are a lot of girls.=There are lots of girls.（这有许多女孩）little 修饰不可数名词 表示否定 如：I have little money（我没什么钱）a little 修饰不可数名词 表示肯定 如：I have a little money（我有一点钱）few 修饰可数名词复数 表示否定 如：I have few books.(我没什么书）a few 修饰可数名词复数 表示肯定 如：I have a few books(我有一点书）some 后加可数名词复数或不可数名词，“一些”用于肯定句，或提建议的句子 如：There are some trees.（这有一些树） Could you give me some advice?(你能给我些建议吗？）any 后加可数名词复数或不可数名词，“一些”用于否定句或疑问句 如：I don't have any friends.（我没有一些朋友） Do you have any friends?（你有一些朋友吗）

追问

那a great deal of, a great many,a number of,a geat deal of他们的区别呢？？
谢谢

追答

1.只加可数的复数
a great many （of）
a good/great many books
a good/great many of my books
a number of=many

2.+不可数名词
a great deal of
an amount of=amounts of
3.+不可数名词/可数的复数
a lot of
plenty of (前不加a)

a large quantity of加不可数名词,单数谓语
quantities of 加不可数名词,复数谓语

追问

a great number of,a number of的区别？

Answer 2

最多人搞不清的是many&much,
many,a few可数
much, alittle 不可数
a lot（of),可数，也不可数，比较难分辨
a great deal(of),a great number of,a number of,a great many基本上没有太大的区别，都可数