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 Much (used with uncountable nouns)

Positive:

  1. There is much love in this family.
  2. She gained much experience during the internship.

Negative:

  1. He doesn’t have much energy today.
  2. We didn’t spend much money on the vacation.

Question:

  1. How much water do we need for the soup?
  2. Is there much noise coming from outside?

 

Many (used with countable nouns)

Positive:

  1. Many tourists visit Rome every summer.
  2. She has many hobbies to keep her busy.

Negative:

  1. I haven’t read many books this year.
  2. They don’t have many options left.

Questions:

11.    How many apples did you buy at the market?

12.   Are there many students in your English class?


Here are examples using instead a lot in different types of sentences. This phrase works with both countable and uncountable nouns

Positive sentences

  1. She has a lot of friends in New York. (countable)
  2. There’s a lot of water on the floor! (uncountable)

Negative sentences

  1. We didn’t make a lot of mistakes in the report.
  2. He doesn’t eat a lot of meat.

Question sentences

  1. Do you have a lot of friends in New York?
  2. Is there a lot of traffic this morning?


Pls note as follows: In everyday spoken English, people often choose a lot of because it's more casual. Much and many are more common in writing, questions, or negatives.


DEFINITIONS

Countable Nouns

These are things you can count individually. They have a singular and plural form.

  • Examples: apple/apples, chair/chairs, dog/dogs

Uncountable Nouns

These are things you can’t count one by one—they usually represent a mass, a substance, or abstract ideas.

  • Examples: water, sugar, air, information, advice

A few

  • Used with: countable nouns (things you can count one by one)

  • Meaning: a small number, but enough

  • Examples:

    • I have a few friends coming over later.

    • Can you grab a few apples from the kitchen?

A little

  • Used with: uncountable nouns (things you can’t count individually)

  • Meaning: a small amount, but some

  • Examples:

    • There’s a little milk left in the fridge.

    • I need a little help with this math problem.

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