4.1.2.3 Quantifiers Many Much

grammar

quantifiers

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Lots of/a lot of

We use lots of/ a lot of in positive sentences with countable or uncountable nouns.

• There are lots of bananas.
• There are a lot of bananas.

• There are a lot of cheese.

many/much

We use many in negative sentences with countable nouns.

• There aren't many bananas.

We use much in negative sentences with uncountable nouns.I don't eat much cheese.

• I don't eat much cheese.

Example

The pizza has a lot of cheese, but it has not many peppers. It takes a lot of time to prepare meals, but it doesn't take much time to prepare a pizza.

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There are a lot of olives.

There is not much cheese.

There are not many mushrooms.

A lot of many/much

There is a lot of cheese.

There is not much tomato sauce.

Some practice

Are there a lot of ingredients? I'm going to cook a particular dish, and I need vegetables and much time.

a lot of

Choose the correct answer.

many

a lot of

much

Some practice

many

I don't need fruits; I need a lot of water. I'm so thirsty. Restaurants offer a lot of fruits to taste, but only a few of them provide water.

Choose the correct answer.

a lot of

many

much

Some practice

Many cooks use a lot of salt and salty ingredients in their dishes. After eating them, we need to drink a lot of water.

many

Choose the correct answer.

a lot of

much

many