a great many后直接接复数名词,动词用复数。用于肯定句中,相当于many,a large number of。many既是限定词,用于修饰名词,也是不定代词,代替名词。在many farmers中,many是限定词;在many of短语中many是代词。
一、a great many后直接修饰名词,名词可以有修饰语,如:
a great many students
a great many young students
二、a great many of后主要接:
1.代词:a great many of them
2.受冠词修饰的名词:a great many of the students
3.受these,those修饰的名词:a great many of these students
4.受物主代词修饰的名词:a great many of my students
5.受所有格修饰的名词:a great many of Tom's students