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much and many How much milk? How many languages?

We use much with singular (uncountable) nouns, and many with plurals.

Do you listen to much music? Do you go to many concerts?
6 Put in much or many.

► She doesn't speak . . .........English.
► She doesn't buy ..i'WP.l'y.y........ clothes.

1 I haven't g o t...................... time.
2 Do you play...................... football?
3 There aren't...................... people here. So many worlds,
4 Are there........................Americans in your company? so much to do,
5 We don't have.......................rain in summer. so little done.

6 I don't eat........................ meat. (.Alfred Lord Tennyson)
7 Have you travelled to ........................countries?
8 We don't watch.......................films.
9 Was there........................traffic on the road?
10 Not........................tourists visit our town.
11 Do you know........................songs?

12 She doesn't have........................trouble with English.
13 There aren't........................birds in the garden.
14 She doesn't g e t........................money in her new job.
15 There hasn't been........................ rain this year.

We use how much with singular (uncountable) nouns, and how many with plurals.
How much milk do you want? How many languages are there in the world?

^ Write the questions. Do you know the answers? (See the bottom of the page.)
► plays / Shakespeare / write ..tf f W . fcjr!J & d .........

1 symphonies/Beethoven/write ...............................................................................

2 cents / in a dollar ........................................................are there...............................

3 kilometres / in a mile ................................................................................................
4 states / in the USA .....................................................................................................
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5 blood / in a person's body ......................................................... is here....................
6 air/we breathe/every minute .....................................................do w e.................
7 points/you get/for a try in rugby union ..................................................................
8 food/an elephant/eat every day .............................................................................

We can use much and many with o u t n o u n s if the meaning is clear.

'Have you got any money?' 'Not much.' 'How many people were there?' 'Not many.'

Much and many are used mostly in que s tions and negatives. They are unusual in spoken affirmative (Q)
sentences. In an informal style, we prefer expressions like a lot of [see page 174).
'Do you get much snow in winter?' 'Not much, but we get a lot of rain.' (NOT... we get much rain.)
'Have you got many English friends?' 'No, I haven't got many English friends. But I’ve got a lot of American friends.'
(NOT USUALLY... I've got many American friends.)

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In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full DETERMINERS 173
forms (for example / am, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.