Question

a large amount of修饰可数还是不可数

a great many、a large amount of等形容量的词组有哪些,各是形容什么词的?
请说全一点,并说明所修饰的是可数名词还是不可数名词

Answer 1

a great/good many,
a (large,great )number of,
a great / good deal of,
a great amount of,
a large / great quantity of
表示“许多”的短语：
1)修饰可数名词：a great many,many,a good many,a (large,great )number of,(many a )
2)修饰不可数名词：much,a great / good deal of,a great amount of
3)修饰可数或不可数名词a lot of,lots of,plenty of,a large / great quantity of（谓语视名词特性而定）,quantities of（谓语用复数）
(1) a great / good many + 名词复数,中间无“of”.
A great many people have seen the film.
(2) a great / good many + of + the / these / those / one's + 名词复数
A great many of the people have seen the film.