a great deal of修饰可数还是不可数

a great deal of修饰不可数名词，意为“许多的”，谓语动词用单数。如：A great deal of work awaits us.大量的工作等着我们去做。

a great deal of

基本字义

a great deal of

英[ ɡret dil v] 美[ ɡret dil v]

许多

双语例句

1.I also had friends who gave me a great deal of encouragement.

我还有些朋友给了我很多鼓励。

2.The police gained a great deal of useful information about the organization.

警方收集到了大量关于该组织的有用信息。

3.All of these people gave me a great deal of information I had never heard of.

这些人都给了我许多闻所未闻的知识。

a great deal of与a great deal的区别

区别在于用法上的不同。

1、a great deal of后面要接名词，不可单独使用，且a great deal of只能修饰不可数名词。

例句：

①No one is worth a great deal of sacrifice.

没有谁值得付出重大的牺牲。

②Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed.

料理好厨房需要把一切都安排得规规矩矩，且要讲求速度。

2、a great deal可以不加名词，这个时候它就被用作副词了。

例句：

①Exercising the body does a great deal to improve one's health.

锻炼身体对增进健康大有益处。

②Your contribution means a great deal not only to this organization, but also to the whole world.

你们的贡献意义重大，不仅是对于这个协会，而且对于整个世界。

既可以+不可数名词，又可以+可数名词的复数的短语

1、a lot of

2、plenty of (前不加a)

3、a large quantity of加不可数名词,单数谓语

4、quantities of 加不可数名词,复数谓语