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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

greatly

I greatly unhappy when she said that she hate me.

A great many people came into the party.

Is this sentence correct?

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-- The verb is needed, but 'greatly' still sounds a little unusual here; 'very' is more expected. A great many people came into the party. -- Fine

— Mister Micawber

  • -- The verb is needed, but 'greatly' still sounds a little unusual here; 'very' is more expected.
  • A great many people came into the party.
  • -- Fine
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I was greatly unhappy when she said that she hated me.-- The verb is needed, but 'greatly' still sounds a little unusual here; 'very' is more expected.

A great many people came into the party. -- Fine
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User_garyI was greatly unhappy when she said that she hated me.

A great many people came to the party.

Is this sentence correct? Are these sentences correct?


Please help me.
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She has greater sorrow than mine.

He is greater than me.

Are these sentences correct?

Please help me.
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They are grammatically correct, but neither is likely to be uttered by a native speaker. 'Great(er)' in this kind of usage is literary. Nowadays, 'great' usually means 'excellent' (a great movie), 'famous' (a great man) or, as an adverb, 'very' (a great big mess).
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