There are many different kinds of meat

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Talking about food

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A: How many kinds of meat are there?

B: Oh, there are many different kinds of meat.

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there are many different kinds of meat

Is “many” an adjective in this sentence?

Thank you

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I’m not good at this kind of thing but I’ll give it a try.

First remove the word different. It’s not needed and confuses things.
So you have many kinds of meat.

I think kinds of meat is a noun phrase and treated as a single noun. Many is an adjective that modifies the noun.

I said different is not needed.

Kinds of cars and different kinds of cars mean exactly the same thing.
Kinds of [something] always mean they are different in some way.

However, many different kinds is a very common way to say it. So even though different is not needed, it’s perfectly OK to say it that way.

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Thank you so much, NearlyNapping :rose:

Very nice explanation.

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