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The proper use of "a great deal of something"



 
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The proper use of "a great deal of something" #1 (permalink) Sun Jan 07, 2007 21:05 pm   The proper use of "a great deal of something"		  
Amy wrote:
Just a little reminder: 'a great deal of' should be used with uncountable (singular) nouns.

Hi

Could you please shed some more light on it? Would I be wrong if I said:

"He displayed a great deal of knowledge in his speech."

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The proper use of " a great deal of something" #2 (permalink) Sun Jan 07, 2007 21:11 pm   The proper use of " a great deal of something"		  
The phrase "a great deal of knowledge" seems fine to me, Tom. Smile
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The proper use of " a great deal of something" #3 (permalink) Sun Jan 07, 2007 23:37 pm   The proper use of " a great deal of something"		  
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That sounds good to me, too, Tom.
Take a look at the BNC for some further examples:
http://sara.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/saraWeb?qy=a+great+deal+of

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