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Topic: Much, Many, A Lot |
12 September 2002 |
Much, Many and A Lot are used in different cases.
In an informal everyday speech, we can use much and many in negative sentences
and questions. In affirmative sentences, we use other words. Compare:
How much money do you
have?
I have plenty. Or I
have a lot. (NOT I have much.)
However, you can say I don't have much.
I haven't got many good
grades.
I have got a lot of
good grades.
We use 'lots of' and 'a lot of' before uncountable and plural nouns and before pronouns.
A lot of/ lots of + singular subject and verb
A lot of time is needed to learn a language.
There is lots
of coffee in the pot. (NOT There are lots of
)
A lot of/ lots of + plural subject and verb
A lot of my friends think Bangkok
is crowded. ( NOT A lot of my friends thinks
..)
Lots of people live
in the outskirt and commute to work in Bangkok.
A lot of
us would like to live good lives.
In a more formal speech, we use other words like a great deal of + singular,
a large number of + plural, or plenty of + singular or plural
Mr.Tul has spent a great deal of
time in New York.
We have a large number of
problems to solve.
Before the economic slump, there were plenty
of jobs and plenty
of money.
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Exercise: Much, Many, A Lot |
| Directions : Choose the word that best completes each sentence.. |
 1. Hurry up! We don't have _____ time. |
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much |
many |
a lot |
plenty |
| 2. _____ people plan to go away during the holidays. |
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much |
many |
a lot |
plenty |
| 3. Maggie has been to Singapore _____ times. |
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much |
many |
a lot |
plenty |
| 4. There is _____ food at the party. |
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much |
many |
a number of |
plenty of |
Directions: Which of the words cannot be used in the given sentence? |
| 5. There is not _____ work to be done toward the end of the year. |
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a lot of |
much |
many |
a great deal of |
| 6. Bob spent _______ money on his new car. |
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a great deal of |
a lot of |
lots of |
plenty |
| 7. Maggie has been to Singapore _____ times. |
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much |
many |
a lot of |
plenty of |
| 8. The manager has to deal with _______ trouble. |
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lots of |
plenty of |
a number of |
a great deal of |
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