Is many a singular or plural?

Is many a singular or plural?

“many” is a singular noun, but a plural pronoun, that is used only with plural countable nuons, ie., “many cars”, “many people”.

Is many a plural pronoun?

The indefinite pronouns both, few, many, others, and several are always plural.

Is many a man singular or plural?

Definition of many a/an —used with a singular noun to refer to a large number of things or people I’ve been there many a time. Many a tale was told. Many a man has tried but few men have succeeded.

Is the many singular?

Like the adjective and pronoun many discussed above, 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.

How many is many?

Many is defined as a large number. But, what does a large number actually mean? In the case of a nine-person party, many might mean five, six, seven, or eight. However, in the case of 20,000 concertgoers, many would probably mean over 7,000 or 8,000–the exact number is indistinct.

Is many a correct grammar?

Both many and many a convey the same meaning that is “a large number of”. The only difference is that many is used with countable plural nouns followed by plural verb while many a is followed by a singular countable noun and takes a singular verb with it.

Is many or are many?

Use there is when the noun is singular (“There is a cat”). Use there are when the noun is plural (“There are two cats”). Questions is plural, so the grammatically correct sentence would be: “There are so many questions on this website.”

Is many an adj?

Many is also an adjective. Among his many hobbies was the breeding of fine horses. The possibilities are many. You use many in expressions such as ‘not many’, ‘not very many’, and ‘too many’ when replying to questions about numbers of things or people.

Is many a boy correct?

Many a is used to introduce a sentence and function as adjective. Many a man wishes that he had gone to college. Many a little boy has wanted to become a fireman. This adjective is always used with a singular noun.

What is the pronoun of many?

Indefinite Pronouns

	Indefinite Pronouns These refer to something that is unspecified.
Singular	anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something
Plural	both, few, many, several
Singular or Plural	all, any, most, none, some

What is the noun of many?

: a large number of persons or things many are called. many. noun, plural in construction. Definition of many (Entry 3 of 3) 1 : a large but indefinite number a good many of them.

Which part of speech is many?

adverb
MANY (adverb, determiner, predeterminer, pronoun) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.