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Use of much / many
In everyday English, we normally use much / many only in questions and negative clauses.
Example:
How much money have you got?
Carla does not have many friends.
In positive clauses with so, as or too, we also use much / many.
Example:
Carla has so many friends.
She has as many friends as Sue.
Kevin has too much money.
In all other positive clauses, however, we preferexpressions like a lot of / lots of.
Example:
Carla has a lot of / lots of friends.
Kevin has a lot of / lots of money.
In formal texts, however, much / many are also common in positive clauses. This you will notice for example when you read English news.
Countable / Uncountable Nouns
In connection with much / many people often speak of countable nouns and uncountable nouns.
Countable nounshave a singular and a plural form. In plural, these nouns can be used with a number (that's why they are called 'countable nouns'). Countable nouns take many.
Example:
100 friends – many friends
Uncountable nouns can only be used in singular. These nouns cannot be used with a number (that's why they are called 'uncountable nouns'). Uncountable nouns take much.
Example:
100 money – much moneyNote: Of course you can count money – but then you would name the currency and say that you have got 5 euro (but not „5 money“).



1. many cars
2. much music
3. many pictures
4. many flowers
5. much milk
6. many numbers
7. much money
8. much tea
9. many girls
10. many pencils

How much? How many?: Countable/Uncountable nouns

(see also lessons: thrz, men,the, howbig, any)

UNCOUNTABLE:
(so much, too much)

(spoonful, teaspoon, drop, quart, gallon, tad, smidgeon, bit, mite)

COUNTABLE:
(each, enough, so many, too many, most, all, both, neither, several)

(couple, pair, dozen, million, several, stack, herd, school, gang, flock, group, crowd)

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE:
(each, enough, most, all)

(box, boxful, fistful, handful, ounce,pound, ton, eyeful, earful, ton, bunch,
mountain, pile, heap(s), truckload, cartload, shipload)

VOCABULARY:

a few, a little, a lot of, enough, few, little, loads of, lots of, many, much,
no, plenty of, some, tons of, too

>> All nouns are either countable or uncountable:

-There are a few birds in the garden. birds = countable
-There is a little water on the table. water =uncountable

>> We do not say:

-XXX There is a little birds in the garden.
-XXX There are a few waters on the table.

>> Countable nouns use the singular and the plural:

-That is a book.
-Those are books.

>> Uncountable nouns use only the singular:

-There is time.
-That is money.

>> Uncountable nouns do not use the articles "a" and "an".

ADJECTIVES OF QUANTITY:

COUNTABLE:How many?

few a few many

UNCOUNTABLE:
How much?

little a little much


COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE:
How many? or How much?

no some enough lots of
plenty of tons of
loads of


>> "Enough" expresses quantity relative to requirement:

-How much money is there?
There is fifty dollars.
-Is it enough money to buy a car?
No, it is not enough.
-How many footballplayers are there?
There are eleven.
-Are eleven players enough to play a game?
Yes, they are enough.

>> "Too few", "too little", "too many" and "too much" indicate a greater
or lesser quantity than the requirement:

-How much money is there?
There is fifty dollars.
-Is it enough money to buy a car?
No, it is too little.

-How many football players are there?
There areseventy five.
-Are seventy five players enough to play a game?
Yes, there are enough. In fact, there are too many.

>> We use "many" and "much" in the negative:

-Is there some milk in the refrigerator?
No, there is not much.
or:
There is little.
-Are there many people on the beach?
No, there are not many.
or:
There are few.

SOME UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS:

UNCOUNTABLE:
air, art,...