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a lot of money not much money a lot of books not many books

We use much + uncountable noun We use many + plural noun

(much food / much money etc.): (many books / many people etc):

0 Did you buy much food? 0 Did you buy many books?

0 We don't have much luggage. 0 We don't know many people.

O 日ow much money do you want? 0 How many photos did you take?

0 A: Do you have any money? 0 A: Did you take any photos?

B: I have some, but not much. B: I took some, but not many.

We use a lot of + both types ofnoun:

0 We bought alotoffood. 0 We bought a lotofbooks.

0 Paula doesn't have a lot of free time. 0 Did they ask a lot of questions?

We say:

。 There is a lot offood/money/water ... 。 There are a lot of trees/shops/

(singular verb) people . . . (plural verb)

0 A lot of people speak English.

(not spea ks)

We use much in questions and negative sentences:

0 Do you drink much coffee?

0 I don't drink much coffee.

But we do not often use much in positive sentences:

0 I drink a lot of coffee. (not I drink much coffee)

0 'Do you drink much coffee?' 'Yes, a lot: (not Yes, much)

We use many and a lot of in al l types of sentences (positive/negative/question):

0 We have many friends / a lot of friends.

0 We don't have many friends / a lot of friends.

0 Do you have many friends / a lot of friends?

You can use much and a lot without a noun:

0 Amy spoke to me, but she didn't say much.

0 'Do you watch TV much?' 'No, not much.' (= not often)

0 We like fil ms, so we go to the cinema a lot. (not go to the cinema much)

0 I don't like him very much.

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