Many, much, a lot of

theory and practice

Much + неисчисляемые

much money, much time, much food, much coffee

Many + исчисляемые

many books, many people, many shops, many questions

A lot of + исчисл./ неисч-е

a lot of food, a lot of coffee, a lot of people, a lot of shops

В вопросах и отрицательных предложениях

Do you drink much coffee?

How much money have you got?

She hasn’t got much money.

Do you know many people?

She hasn’t got many friends.

В утвердительных предложениях

I drink a lot of coffee.

They have got a lot of friends.

There are a lot of restaurants.

Note:

There is a lot of food/ money/ coffee etc. (singular verb)

There are a lot of trees/ shops/ people etc. (plural verb)

A lot of people speak English. (not ‘A lot of people speaks’)

We can use a lot without a noun:

He ate a lot of food.

He ate a lot.

Exercises: much/ many/ a lot

1.1. Answer the questions with: “I’ve got some but not too much/many”.

1. Have you got any money? - I’ve got some but not too much.

2. Have you got any coffee? - I’ve got some but…

3. Have you got any books?

4. Have you got any cheese?

5. Have you got any friends?

6. Have you got any bad marks?

1.2. Write questions with: How much…? or How many…?

1. I took some photos. – How many photos did you take?

2. I bought some stamps. ___________________________________________________

3. I lost some money. ______________________________________________________

4. I drank some water. _____________________________________________________

5. I made some mistakes. ___________________________________________________

6. I wrote some letters. _____________________________________________________

7. I invited some people. ____________________________________________________

1.3. Put in a lot / a lot of / much / many.

1. Do you drink _________ tea?

2. I like reading. I’ve got ______________ books.

3. There isn’t __________________ milk in the fridge.

4. It costs _______________ money to travel round the world.

5. Please be quick! I haven’t got ________________ time.

6. How ______________ foreign languages do you speak?

7. They didn’t ask me ________________ questions.

8. There was ________________ food at the party but I didn’t eat ___________.

9. We saw ______________ interesting things in the museum.

10. We went on a cheap holiday. It didn’t cost _______________.

11. Most of the town is modern – there aren’t ____________ old buildings.