Quantifiers
Quantifiers are words that show how much there is of something - they show quantity. Much, many, and a lot of indicate a large quantity of something, for example "I have a lot of milk" means I have a large quantity of milk.
Much
Much is used with uncountable nouns, and is generally used in negative statements and questions.
- I don't have much money.
- Do you have much time.
Many
Many is used with plural countable nouns, and is often used in negative statements and questions.
- I don't have many apples.
- Do you have many friends?
A lot of
A lot of is used with uncountable and countable nouns, and is generally used for affirmative statements.
- I have a lot of friends.
- I have a lot of time.
How much / many?
How much is used to ask about the price of something.
- How much is it?
- How much is that dog in the window?
How much and How many are used to ask about quantity.
- How much money do you have?
- How many apples does he have?
* Listen to this song and write down all the a/an/no/some/any/much and many + nouns you hear.
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