Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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much | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
a great deal | No | No | No | Yes |
much (noun) | a great deal (noun) |
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a great amount or extent |
much (adjective) | a great deal (adjective) |
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(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent |
much (adverb) | a great deal (adverb) |
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to a great degree or extent | to a very great degree or extent |
(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely | frequently or in great quantities |
incredibly | |
frequently or in great quantities |