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How to use 'many a' and 'a great deal of' in a sentence. How to pronounce 'impasse'

Good morning KIB  earthlings.
Lets get down to brass tacks.

Let's look at the use of verbs. Yesterday someone brought a statement to me and enquired if it were correct.

'many a fellow knows the truth'
Many a driver ploughs this road daily'

'Many a teacher doesn't know how to  English'.

All these sentences are correct.

According to Oxford dictionary,
Many a: ( formal: always used with a singular noun and a singular verb) means a large number of something.
E.g many a young person has experimented with drugs.  

So,  don't pluralise anything in the sentence because there is an 'A' already.

'Many a teachers like to flog their students ' is wrong.

'A great deal'
How do you use 'a great deal'?
A great deal takes a singular verb.
E.g A great deal of bananas is planted in the north.

'A great deal' takes a singular verb. 

Finally,  the pronunciation of impasse is /'ampa:s/
Not (impas)

It's not Enemity,  it's Enmity.
Unkept is wrong(when used for humans ) I'd rather you use 'unkempt' and pronounce it as (unkemt) or (unkempt) / ʌnˈkɛm(p)t/.

Unkept also means untidy and it is basically used for things and places.

The class with King Ifey is done and dusted.

Ciao.

Comments

  1. Thank you teacher, it is like i am first to comment today

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    1. Yes you are.
      I will be given out gifts soon to you guys.

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  2. I actually got them all wrong on facebook. English is hard please.

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  3. Yeaa
    I was correct
    Unku when are you giving out the gift?

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  4. Thank you Teacher. I came late but "At all at all na e worse pass" lol

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  5. A great deal of teachers ain't like you...
    Thanks alot

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  6. A great deal of teachers ain't like you...
    Thanks alot

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  7. A great deal of teachers ain't like you...
    Thanks alot
    And I noticed the word "Earthlings" instead of Students..
    Leme check my dictionary🏃🏃

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  8. A great deal of teachers ain't like you...
    Thanks alot
    And I noticed the word "Earthlings" instead of Students..
    Leme check my dictionary🏃🏃

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