So guys!
Today I wanted to talk to you about
'much'
and 'many'
Let's go!
Hi guys, today we're going to talk about something that
'many' of my students get wrong 'a lot' of the time
This is the difference between 'much', 'many', 'a lot of' and 'lots of'
Well firstly these two mean the same thing
you can use them interchangeably
These ones, however, can not be used for the same nouns
and I'm going to explain how you use them right now!
So with uncountable nouns
Well these refer to something that can't be counted
and they don't normally have a plural form
Some exceptions though are drinks
If I'm in a restaurant and I ask for two coffees
Well I'm really asking for two cups of coffee
That's why I can say two coffEES, with the plural
If I ask for two sugars in my tea
Well we really know that I'm asking for two sachets
or two cubes of sugar in my tea
So, on their own we can't use them as plurals.
So, the uncountable nouns go with 'much'
And 'much' is something we tend to use in the
interrogative or the negative form
I don't have much water
Do you have much homework?
And, the countables go with 'many'
We can use this affirmative, negative and interrogative
I have many apples
I don't have many windows
There aren't many girls
Which is never normally a problem
So for the affirmative
much, especially, can sound incredibly formal
I have much water
Ooof!
It sounds a bit..
It sounds a it too much!
So instead of saying 'much' in the affirmative, I would use
a lot of water
I have a lot of water, I have lots of water
Many, on the other hand, is more widely used with the affirmative
So, I have many apples
I have a lot of apples
They're more or less the same in this case
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