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Unit
8 3 a lot much many
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a lot of m oney not m uch m oney a lot of books not m any books
W e use m uch + u n co u n t a b le n ou n
W e use m any + p lu ra l n ou n
(m uch food / m uch m oney etc.): (m any books / m any people etc.):
o Did you buy m uch food?
0 Did you buy m any books?
o W e don't have m uch luggage. 0 W e don't know m any people.
o Ho w m uch m oney do you want? 0 H o w m any photos did you take?
0 a: Do you have any money? O a: Did you take any photos?
b: I have som e, but not m uch. b: I took som e, but not many.
W e use a lot of + b o t h typ es o f n ou n :
o W e bought a lot of food.
o Paula doesn't have a lot of free tim e.
W e say:
O There is a lot o f food/ m oney/ w ater ...
(sin g u la r verb)
0 W e bought a lot of books.
O Did they ask a lot of questions?
0 There are a lot o f trees/ shops/
people ... (p lu ra l verb)
0 A lot o f people speak English.
(n o t speaks)
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W e use m uch in qu estion s and n egative sen ten ces:
O
O
Do you d rink m uch coffee?
I don't d rink m uch coffee.
But we do not often use m uch in p osit ive sen t en ces:
O
I d rink a lot of coffee, (n o t I d rink m uch coffee)
'Do you d rink m uch coffee?'
'Yes, a lot.' (n o t Yes, m u ch)
W e use m any and a lot of in all types o f sentences (positive/ negative/ question):
O W e have m any friends / a lot of friends.
O W e don't have m any friends / a lot of friends.
0 Do you have m any friends / a lot of friends?
You can use m uch and a lot w it h o u t a noun:
0 Am y spoke to me, but she didn't say m uch.
'Do you w atch TV much?'
'No, not much.' (= not often)
) W e like film s, so we go to the cinem a a lot. (n o t go to the cinem a m uch)
I don't like him very m uch.
1 7 6 I ( countable/ uncountable Units 67- 68