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Is there much ham on the plate?
No, there isn’t much. There are only three slices.
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Has she got many friends?
Yes, she’s got a lot of friends.
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Are there many people in theswimming pool?
No, there aren’t many.
There are only two.
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• We use a lot of/lots of with plural countable nouns(books, cars, etc.) and uncountable nouns (e.g. sugar,
milk, etc.) in positive statements.
She’s got lots of/a lot of books.
There’s a lot of milk in the fridge.
Note: We omit of when a lot is not followed by a noun.
Are there many people in the room?
Yes, there are a lot.
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• We normally use much with uncountable nouns in
questions and negations.
How much money have you got?
There isn’t much sugar in the bowl.
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• We normally use many with plural countable nouns
in questions and negations.
Are there many books on the shelf?
There aren’t many books on the shelf.
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• In questions we use how much to ask about the amount of something and how many to ask about thenumber of things.
How much + uncountable nounHow many + countable noun
How much sugar do we need? A kilo.(we want to know the amount)
How many boys are there in your class? Twenty.
(we want to know the number)
Affirmative Question Negative
Countablenouns
a lot (of)lots of
(how) many many
Uncountablenouns
a lot of (how) much much
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A: How many A: How many applesapples have you got? have you got?
B: Not B: Not manymany ..
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COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLESCOUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES
A: How many A: How many applesapples have you got? have you got?B: B: A lotA lot
A: How much A: How much cheesecheese have you got? have you got?B: Not B: Not muchmuch ..
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A: How much A: How much cheesecheese have you got? have you got?B: B: A lotA lot ..
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A:A: HowHowB:B: A lot.A lot.
manymany eggs have you got? eggs have you got?
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B:B:HowHow manymany sandwiches have you got? sandwiches have you got?Not many.Not many.
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B:B:
How How muchmuch steak have you got? steak have you got?
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A:A: How How muchmuch flour have you got? flour have you got?B:B: A lotA lot ..
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COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLESCOUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES
A:A:How How manymany carrots have you got? carrots have you got?B:B: Not many.Not many.
A:A: How How muchmuch butter have you got? butter have you got?B:B: Not muchNot much ..
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A:A:How How manymany biscuits have you got? biscuits have you got?B:B: Not manyNot many ..
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(A) LITTLE - (A) FEW(A) LITTLE - (A) FEW
Carol has got a little flour.
She can make a cake.
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Jill has got (very) little flour.
She can’t make a cake.
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Carol has got a few strawberries.She can make some jam.
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Jill has got (very) few strawberries.She can’t make any jam.
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• We use a little/little with uncountable nouns (water,money, rice, etc.
A little means “not much but enough”.I’ve got a little money. I can buy some bread.
Little means ”hardly any, almost nothing” and can go
with very for emphasis.
They’ve got (very) little money. They can’t buy any
bread.
(A) LITTLE - (A) FEW(A) LITTLE - (A) FEW
• We use a few/few with plural countable nouns(tomatoes, books, cups, etc.).
A few means “not many but enough”.There are a few tomatoes. We can make a salad.
Few means “hardly any, almost none” and can gowith very for emphasis.There are (very) few people in the cinema. It isalmost empty.
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There is a lot of honey in the jar.
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There is a little tuna in the tin.
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There are a few biscuits in the packet.
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There is a lot of Coke in the glass.
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There is a lot of mayonnaise in the jar.
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There are a few potatoes in the bag.