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Is there much ham on the plate?
No, there isnt much. There are only three slices.
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Has she got many friends?
Yes, shes got a lot of friends.
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Are there many people in the
swimming pool?
No, there arent many.
There are only two.
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• We use a lot of/lots of with plural countable
  nouns

(books, cars, etc.) and uncountable nouns (e.g.
sugar,
milk, etc.) in positive statements.
Shes got lots of/a lot of books.
Theres 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.
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• We normally use much with uncountable nouns in

questions and negations.
How much money have you got?
There isnt much sugar in the bowl.
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• We normally use many with plural countable nouns

in questions and negations.
Are there many books on the shelf?
There arent many books on the shelf.
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• In questions we use how much to ask about the

amount of something and how many to ask about the
number of things.
How much

uncountable noun
How many

countable noun
How much sugar do we need? A kilo.
(we want to know the amount)
How many boys are there in your class? Twenty.
(we want to know the number)
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Affirmative Question Negative
Countable nouns a lot (of) lots of (how) many many
Uncountable nouns a lot of (how) much much
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Ask and answer
A How many apples have you got?
B Not many.
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COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES
A How many apples have you got?
B A lot
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Ask and answer
A How much cheese have you got?
B Not much.
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Ask and answer
A How much cheese have you got?
B A lot.
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Ask and answer
A
How
many eggs have you got?
B
A lot.
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Ask and answer
A
How
many sandwiches have you got?
B
Not many.
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Ask and answer
How much steak have you got?
A
B
A lot.
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Ask and answer
How much flour have you got?
A
B
A lot.
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COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES
A
How many carrots have you got?
B
Not many.
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Ask and answer
A
How much butter have you got?
B
Not much.
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Ask and answer
How many biscuits have you got?
A
Not many.
B
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(A) LITTLE - (A) FEW
Carol has got a little flour.
She can make a cake.
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(A) LITTLE - (A) FEW
Jill has got (very) little flour.
She cant make a cake.
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Carol has got a few strawberries.
She can make some jam.
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(A) LITTLE - (A) FEW
Jill has got (very) few strawberries.
She cant make any jam.
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• We use a little/little with uncountable nouns
  (water,

money, rice, etc.
A little means not much but enough.
Ive got a little money. I can buy some bread.
Little means hardly any, almost nothing and can
go
with very for emphasis.
Theyve got (very) little money. They cant buy
any
bread.
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• We use a few/few with plural countable nouns

(tomatoes, books, cups, etc.).
A few means not many but enough.
There are a few tomatoes. We can make a salad.
Few means hardly any, almost none and can go
with very for emphasis.
There are (very) few people in the cinema. It is
almost empty.
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There is a lot of honey in the jar.
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There is a little tuna in the tin.
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There are a few biscuits in the packet.
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There is a lot of Coke in the glass.
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There is a lot of mayonnaise in the jar.
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There are a few potatoes in the bag.