What does ‘such’ mean in the following sentence?
his visits gave his grandparents such pleasure.
I think it means : his visits gave his grandparents a great pleasure.
Can I say:
‘… such a great pleasure.’?
Not within the original sentence, Alexgowest.
‘Pleasure’ is uncountable there.
so it would be “such great pleasure” wouldn’t it?
Yep.
pleasure is a abstract nous which is uncountable and such is adjective which modifies pleasure.