what's the difference between a great deal of and a great number of can you tell me any other expressions like that,if possible?such as a lot of and a great many of ,thank you very much

what's the difference between a great deal of and a great number of can you tell me any other expressions like that,if possible?such as a lot of and a great many of ,thank you very much
what's the difference between a great deal of and a great number of
can you tell me any other expressions like that,if possible?such as a lot of and a great many of ,thank you very much

what's the difference between a great deal of and a great number of can you tell me any other expressions like that,if possible?such as a lot of and a great many of ,thank you very much
the difference between them:
a great deal of +（不可数名词）= a mass of （不可数）
a great number of +（可数名词）= a large number of （可数）
@ other similar expressions:
---huge amounts of
---be plenty of
Well,that's about all I can suggest,I hope it'll do you some help

你好，这两个词组的区别在于：
a great deal of 后面只能跟不可数名词
例如：I spent a great deal of my time on this work.我在这项工作上花了不少时间
A great number of 是表示大量的，后面直接加复数可数名词
例如：There are a great number of facts to pr...

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你好，这两个词组的区别在于：
a great deal of 后面只能跟不可数名词
例如：I spent a great deal of my time on this work.我在这项工作上花了不少时间
A great number of 是表示大量的，后面直接加复数可数名词
例如：There are a great number of facts to prove that. 无数的例子证明了这一点。
另外，类似这样的词组还有：
like doing = like to do
look after=take care of
be careful=take care
enjoy oneself=have a good time
turn on=switch on
at least= at most
give sb. a talk=give a talk to sb.
give a concert=have a concert
get on well with sb.=be good to
make up one’s mind to do=set one’s mind to do
pay for=spend on
prefer…to=like better than
ring up=call sb
send for sb=ask sb to come
show sb sth=show sth to sb

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