Much, Many and A Lot

Much, Many and A Lot

"Much", "many", and "a lot of" indicate a large quantity of something.
They are quantifiers. Study the examples below:

I haven't got much money.

How much money have you got? I have got a lot.
I have got a lot of money.
There aren't many.
How many students are in the
There are a lot.
classroom?
There are a lot of/lots of students.

In the interrogative forms we use:

Much with uncountable nouns. (Money, bread, water...)
Example: How much money/bread/water...is there?
Many with countable nouns. (Students, desks, windows...)
Example: How many students/teachers/desks... are there?

In the negative forms we use:

Much with uncountable nouns. (Money, bread, water...)
Example: I haven't got much money/bread/water...
Many with countable nouns. (Students, desks, windows...)
Example: There aren't many students/teachers/desks...

In the affirmative forms:

In spoken English and informal writing we tend to use:
A lot, a lot of, lots of with countable and uncountable nouns.
Example: There are a lot of / lots of students.
In formal written English:
It is also possible (and preferable) to use many and much rather than a
lot of, lots of and a lot in formal written English.
Example: There are many students. Much time was spent on studying.

Remember:
In affirmative sentences with so, as or too, we also use much / many.

CCAA CAMBU EXTRA MATERIAL 1

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Summary:

Interrogative Negative Affirmative

There are a lot.
There are a lot of books.
How many books are
There aren't many. There are lots of books.
there?
There are many books
(formal)
I've got a lot.
I've got a lot of money.
How much money have
I haven't got much. I've got lots of money.
you got?
I have got much money
(formal)

Exercise
Choose the right answer (much, many, a lot, a lot of, lots)
1. We have ____________ oranges.
2. I don't have ____________ apples, and I don't have ____________ fruit juice.
3. How ____________ is this? It's ten dollars.
4. How ____________ do you want? Six, please.
5. He's very busy; he has ____________ work.
6. London has ____________ beautiful buildings.
7. They eat ____________ apples.
8. I wrote ____________ poems.
9. I have got ____________ money.
10. I visited ____________ European cities.
11. Were there guests in the wedding? Yes, there were ____________.
12. Sue is popular. She has ____________ friends. Jon does not have ____________.
13. She hasn't got ____________ patience.

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