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- grammar - What is the correct use of Many a? - English Language . . .
Like the adjective and pronoun many, many a an is used to indicate a large number of something However, it takes a singular noun, which can be followed by a singular verb Here are some examples: It remained a mystery for many a year [=for many years] I've been there many a time [=many times] Many a politician has promised to make changes
- Is there a difference in meaning between many and many of?
For example, if one says "many of them are confined" ("them" representing children), does that mean in a group of children, many are confined? Or does it mean many children are confined? Is it the same for "a few of them"? And what about these sentences: Many of these -->Many among these? Or a number of these?
- word difference - This many vs these many - English Language Learners . . .
The difference between "These many pictures" and "This many pictures" could be referring more to what the speaker wants the qualifying word to apply to - either the many or the pictures So "I always take these many pictures" begins to sound like you always take those exact pictures (like the same pictures over and over) which happen to be "many"
- Is this correct - a large number of people or many people
We use a large number of when we want to indicate how many Many people gathered outside the embassy - how many Many people believe that the commng year will be difficult - what proportion We can use many to indicate either how many, or what proportion As a proportion, many can used for about 40 to 80%, so it fits between quite a few and most
- grammar - Much or Many for Money? - English Language Learners Stack . . .
In that sense it is grammatically like rice or flour or time and used with a singular verb and with 'much' or 'little' (rather than 'many' or 'a few') – S Conroy Commented Sep 15, 2018 at 13:41
- countability - ~ and many more. vs. ~and much more. - English . . .
"Many more" can be used of all the objects are of the same type, forming a list, such as in If you go on a safari tour you will see see wild animals: zebras, giraffes, elephants, and many more But if the intent is to intensify the word "more", then you should use "much": This hotel is in an excellent location
- prepositions - one of the many VS one of many - English Language . . .
She was one of many can stand on its own, meaning that there were many other people in a similar situation She was one of the many normally requires a continuation to state what that situation was, for example "She was one of the many who were finding life difficult at that time"
- Whats the meaning of as many as in these contexts?
"There are as many X as Y", that means that the number of X's is the same as the number of Y's For example, "There are as many cell phones as people in our house" means that the number of cell phones is equal to the number of people "There are Z times as many X as Y" means that the number of X's is equal to Z times the number of Y's
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