A lot of/ Much/ Many

A lot of / Much / Many

Has she got many friends?

Yes, she's got a lot of friends.

Are there many people in the swimming pool?

No, there aren't many. There are only two.

Is there much ham on the plate? No, there isn't much. There are only three slices.

A lot of / Lots of (mucho (s), mucha(s), un montón de)

• We use a lot of/lots of with plural countable nouns (e.g. books, cars, etc.) and uncountable nouns (e.g. sugar, milk, etc.) in all types of sentences.

She's got a lot of/lots of books.

There's a lot of milk in the fridge.

• Note: We omit of when a lot is not followed by a noun.

Are there many people in the room? Yes, there are a lot .

Much (much o / much a )

• We use much with uncountable nouns , normally, in questions and negations.

Questions:

Do you drink much coffe?

• Questions: Do you drink much coffe?
• Questions: Do you drink much coffe?

How much money have you got?

Negations:

There isn't much sugar in the bowl.

I don’t drink much coffee

• So you don’t normally use much in affirmative sentences (you use “ a lot of” )

I drink a lot of coffee

• I drink a lot of coffee
• I drink a lot of coffee

Many (much os / much as )

• We normally use many with plural countable nouns in all types of sentences.

Are there many books on the shelf?

There aren't many books on the shelf.

We’ve got many friends

How Much (Cuánto / Cuánta) How Many (Cuántos / Cuántas)

• In questions we use how much to ask about the amount of something and therefore, with uncountable nouns

How much + uncountable noun

How much sugar do we need? A kilo.

• How much sugar do we need? A kilo.
• How much sugar do we need? A kilo.

• We use how many to ask about the number of things and so, with plural countable nouns

How many + plural countable noun

How many boys are there in your class? Twenty.

Very, Much & Many

• It is important that you distinguish between VERY, MANY and MUCH

You use it with…

VERY

Adjectives

Spanish

MUCH

MANY

Example

Muy

Uncountable nouns

Countable Nouns

She’s a very nice person

Mucho/a

I haven’t got much time

Muchos/as

Do you have many CD’s?