警方收集到了大量关于该组织的有用信息 。
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 。
We came up against a great deal of resistance in dealing with the case.
办这个案子的过程中，我们遇到了很多阻力 。
They spent a great deal of time watching television.
他们很多时间都看电视了 。
而 a good many 后加可数名词复数，如：a good many apples / people / boxes / eggs
I have rather a large influence over a good many people.
我对很多人都有相当大的影响力 。
We've both had a good many beers.
我俩都喝了很多啤酒 。
The little girl knows a good many folk songs by heart.
那个小姑娘记得好多民歌 。
a good many of 后加可数名词的复数或代词的宾格，指“…中的许多/很多东西”，如：a good many of the apples / them苹果中的许多，他们中的很多 。
请比较：
A good many students come from Shanghai.
很多学生来自上海 。
A good many of students come from Shanghai.
学生中有许多来自上海 。
a great deal 用作名词，意为“大量”，“许多”，作主语、宾语;用作副词，意为“很”或“非常”，作状语，修饰动词或用来强调比较级 。如：
A great deal has been studied and this is the best way.
经过大量研究后，这(被认为)是最好的办法 。
A great deal has been done internally to remedy the situation.
已经做了很多内部工作对这种情形进行补救 。
Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.
如今，减轻背部疼痛可以有许多方法 。
英语语法：形容词短语a good many、a great deal of等
9. a good many许多用法：a good many后接复数名词，不与介词of连用 。例句：A good many songs are not always limited to the meaning of love.很多歌曲的意义并不总是局限于爱情 。10. a great deal of大量用法：a great deal of后接不可数名词，great可以用good来代替 。例句：There is no question that the United States imports a great deal of energy and, in fact, relies onthat steady flow to maintain its economy. (2014年6月四级)毫无疑问，美国进口了大量的能源，事实上，美国依靠这种稳定的流动来维持它的经济 。11. a group of一群用法：a group of构成的名词短语在句中作主语时，谓语动词可以用单数形式，也可以用复数形式 。例句：He among a group of educators who last month began circulating a petition (呼吁) opposing automated assessment software. (2015年6月四级)从上个月开始，有一些教育工作者请愿反对自动评估软件，他是其中之一 。语法点：该例句中含有一个定语从句，定语从句指的是在复合句中修饰某一名词、代词或整个主句 。在例句中，先行词是educators,引导词是who 。12. a handful of一把，少量的用法：a handful of后接可数名词，也可以接不可数名词 。例句：In the past 10 years, there have been only a handful of incidents of quarrels between tenants.(2014年6月四级)在过去十年里，只有少数居民发生了争吵事件 。20190802作业:形容词短语：a heap of一堆，许多例句：There’s a heap of rubbish on the balcony; you are so lazy.
