“So many worlds, so much to do, so little done, such things to be.”
– Alfred Lord Tennyson
Do you doubt yourself when it comes to ‘much’ and ‘many’?
Do you feel comfortable when you choose the one to use?
Do you know the difference between them?
No?
Then this is the blog for you!
In this blog I will explain the difference between ‘much’ and ‘many’ and when to use them.
What is the difference between ‘much’ and ‘many’?
To answer this question we need to look at the nouns used.
MUCH: We use ‘much’ with uncountable nouns. These are nouns that you can’t count them one by one.
- Examples of uncountable nouns: water, milk, sugar, rice, time, money, love, juice, homework, information, pasta, homework:
– How much water do you drink every day?
– Is there much sugar in this?
– He doesn’t have much money.
– There is so much love in the room.
– How much pasta would you like?
MANY: We use ‘many’ with countable nouns. These are nouns that you can count with numbers and therefore can be plural. ‘Many’ is used with the plural countable noun.
- Examples of countable nouns: books, apples, cars, chairs, pencils, friends, people, toys, euros, dollars, pounds.
– How many apples do you want?
– Are there many people here for the presentation?
– How many dollars will you need for the trip to the US?
– I’ve been there many times.
– He doesn’t have many friends.
Both are used to talk about the quantity needed or not needed. This is especially true when asking the questions “How much…?” and “How many…?”
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