问题
选择题
Nobody knows how he was murdered, but _______ people behind the scenes can guess why.
A.a great deal of
B.a good many
C.a good amount of
D.a great many of
答案
答案:B
句意: 谁也不知道他是怎样遇害的,但不少知道内情的人却能猜测出他遭受杀害的内中缘由。people为复数名词,所以只能选能接复数名词a good many,B项为正确答案。a great many of后接的名词必须是限定的复数名词;A、C后只能接不可数名词。