There was a good deal of tension in the room=?

[Polyester]

There was a good deal of tension in the room.

What does the "a good of tension" mean?

 

[konungursvia]

Here, a 'good deal' does not mean a 'great price' or a 'fine agreement' but rather, a 'large amount' -- so it means a lot of tension. People were uncomfortable.

 

[Polyester]

Can I use "full of" to replace "good deal" instead?

There are full of nervous in the room.

Am I wrong?

 

[konungursvia]

You are wrong. There are requires a noun.

 

[Polyester]

I'm making a new one, what about that below,

There are full of nervous strain in the room.

Correct?

 

[SoothingDave]

No.

 

[Matthew Wai]

May I say 'The room is full of nervous atmosphere'?

 

[SoothingDave]

May I say 'The room is full of nervous atmosphere'?

"Full of atmosphere" doesn't work. An atmosphere is, it doesn't have degrees. The room had a nervous atmosphere.

"The room was full of nervous tension" is OK.

 

[Polyester]

But, I have checked out the dictionary here...
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nervous+strain
nervous strain = noun

 

[SoothingDave]

"There are full of _____ in the room" doesn't work no matter what noun you put in there.

"The room was full of ____" does.

 

[Matthew Wai]

'There is/are' should be followed by a noun (phrase) but not an adjective phrase such as 'full of something'.

Not a teacher.

 

[tedmc]

Better to use an adjective to describe the atmosphere, mood, etc:

The room is full of people
The atmosphere in the room is tense.

not a teacher

 

[Matthew Wai]

"Full of atmosphere" doesn't work.

I found it in a dictionary, so perhaps it is acceptable to some.

Not a teacher.