Unit
83 a lot much many
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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.):
o Did you buy much food? 0 Did you buy many books?
o We don't have much luggage. 0 We don't know many people.
o How much money do you want? 0 How many photos did you take?
0 a: Do you have any money? O a: Did you take any photos?
b: I have some, but not much. b: I took some, but not many.
W e use a lot of + both types o f noun:
o We bought a lot of food. 0 We bought a lot of books.
o Paula doesn't have a lot of free time. O Did they ask a lot of questions?
We say:
O There is a lot of food/money/water ... 0 There are a lot of trees/shops/
(singular verb) people ... (plural verb)
0 A lot of people speak English.
(not speaks)
......................
We use much in questions and negative sentences:
O Do you drink much coffee?
O I don't drink much coffee.
But we do not often use much in positive sentences:
O I drink a lot of coffee, (not I drink much coffee)
'Do you drink much coffee?' 'Yes, a lot.' (not Yes, much)
We use many and a lot of in all types of sentences (positive/negative/question):
O We have many friends / a lot of friends.
O 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 Am y spoke to me, but she didn't say much.
'Do you watch T V much?' 'No, not much.' (= not often)
) We like films, so we go to the cinema a lot. (not go to the cinema much)
I don't like him very much.
176 I ( countable/uncountable Units 67-68
Exercises
Write much or many.
1 Did you b u y much food?
2 There aren't.........................hotels in this town.
3 We don't have....................... petrol. We need to stop and get some.
4 Were th ere........................people on the train?
5 D id ................students failthe exam?
6 Paula doesn't have....................... money.
7 I wasn't hungry so I didn't e a t..........................
8 I don't know where Gary lives.these days. I haven't seen him fo r.........................years.
Write How much or How many.
9..........................................................................people are coming to the party?
10..........................................................................milk do you want in your coffee?
11 .....................................................................bread did you buy?
12..........................................................................players are there in a football team?
{ g g Complete the sentences. Use much or many with these words:
books countries luggage people time times
1 I don't read very much. I don't ha ve many.books
2 Hurry up! We don't have................................................................................................................
3 Do you travel a lot? Have you been t o ..........................................................................................................
4 Tina hasn't lived here very long, so she doesn't k n o w ...........................................................................
5 'Do you h ave............................................................................................................... ?' 'No, only this bag.'
6 I know Tokyo well. I've been th ere ................................................................................................................
Complete the sentences. Use a lot of + these words:
accidents books fun interesting things traffic
1 I like reading. I ha ve a Jo t of books...............................................................................................................
2 We enjoyed our visit to the museum. We s a w .........................................................................................
3 This road is very dangerous. There a re ...........................................................................................................
4 We enjoyed our holiday. We h a d ......................................................................................................................
5 It took me a long time to drive here. There w a s......................................................................................
^ 2 2 1 In some of these sentences much is not natural. Change the sentences or write OK.
1 Do you drink much coffee? OK..................................................................
2 I drink much tea. a Jo t o f te a ...............................................
3 It was a cold winter. We had much snow....................... ........................................................................
4 There wasn't much snow last winter. .........................................................................
5 It costs much money to travel around the world................................................................................
6 We had a cheap holiday. It didn't cost much. .........................................................................
7 Do you know much about computers? .........................................................................
8 'Do you have any luggage?' 'Yes, much.' .........................................................................
m g W rite sentences about these people. Use much and a lot.
1 James loves films, (go to the cinema) H e.goes.to th e cmema a lot,..
2 Nicola thinks T V is boring, (watch T V ) d o e s n 't wateh.Ty.m uch,..
3 Tina is a good tennis player, (play tennis) S h e ...............................................................
4 M ark doesn't like driving, (use his car) H e ................................................................
5 Paul spends most of the time at home, (go out) .........................................................................
6 Sue has been all over the world, (travel) .........................................................................
