Many a place/ a great many places

[Barman]

1) The polling was marred at a great many places by attempts at nigging.

2) The polling was marred at many a place by attempts at nigging.

Of the sentences above, which one is grammatically correct?

 

[Rover_KE]

What is the source of the original sentence, which I presume said 'rigging'?

 

[Barman]

What is the source of the original sentence, which I presume said 'rigging'?

I found the original sentence in a book.

 

[Rover_KE]

You've been a member long enough to know that we ask for the title and author of any book you quote from.

 

[Barman]

You've been a member long enough to know that we ask for the title and author of any book you quote from.

Name : Objective General English

Author: Dr. R.S. Aggarwal and Vikash Aggarwal

 

[jutfrank]

Are you saying you found the first sentence in an English language textbook? What makes you doubt its grammaticality?

Where did you find the second sentence?

Why do you suggest that only one of the sentences is grammatical?

What is 'nigging'?

What's your wider goal in asking this question?

 

[Barman]

What is 'nigging'?

It may be an error. I found these sentences in the book mentioned in #5.

 

[tedmc]

It may be an error. I found these sentences in the book mentioned in #5.

Did you check whether the word exists?

 

[Rover_KE]

See my post #2.