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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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