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.

2021年3月20日 · In 1 and 2, the question is asking for a number: how many replaces a number, so the verb is are (plural). (Yes, even if the answer turns out to be 1, the question is still plural!) 3 and 4 are not about the number, but about the question "how many" - you could replace "how many" by "the question of how many", which is singular. So they need is.

2020年5月17日 · 2) many of + [personal] pronoun; 3) many + plural countable noun; 4) many + a + singular countable noun ( a similar meaning to 3), yet more formal ); 5) the + many + plural countable noun ( a more definite meaning ); Nevertheless, "Many" can be used in the comparative structures as well as a pronoun ( recommended for more formal occasions ). e.g.

2017年1月5日 · 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".

2016年7月23日 · Every time I hear someone use "multiple" when "many" is the right word, I want to throw up. It's that bad for those of us who speak English correctly. 'Multiple' means 'containing many subparts'. A multiple homicide is a killing that involves many individual homicides. A multiple choice question is a question consisting of several possible answers.

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"Many" is less formal than that, but more than "a lot": We've many things to do. But it can only be used with countable nouns. Don't use: That's many money. Then there are some versions that are formal, but only work in some cases: There wasn't a wide range of choices. ("Wide range" is singular, so weren't needs to become wasn't.)

The department store sells many various things. Almost identical to the original, but doesn't emphasize the variety of things sold as much as "different". The department store sells many distinct things. Nonsensical. The department store sells many disparate things. The store has the most random and ecclectic inventory of any store I've been in.

2020年9月8日 · For instance, if a mechanic says he’ll repair your car “soon”, he might mean today, or he might mean next week. Either meaning could be “soon” to him depending on how long the repair will take and how many other cars he has to work on. If the customer wants a deadline, they will respond “How soon?”

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