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refrigeratorMuch / Many

Indicating Quantity for Count and Noncount Nouns

 

 

 

Much and many usage:
QUANTIFIER NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE

Many
(count nouns)

Not many good snacks are in the refrigerator.

Many foods contain high amounts of sodium. (scholarly context)

*There are many good things to eat in the refrigerator . (*a lot of or several- more common)

Much
(non-count nouns)

Not much junk food is in the refrigerator.

Much water should be consumed after running.  (scholarly or medical context)

*Drink much water after running.    (*Sounds awkward; use – a lot of or some)

junk food = food with low nutritional value

 

 

 

So Much and So Many
QUANTIFIER NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE

So Many

Not so many students were there.

So many students came that we had to add chairs.

So Much

Not so much work was required.

So much work had to be done that we had to work all night..

 

 

Quantity vs. Quality
SO MUCH -  EMPHASIS ON QUANITITY SUCH  - EMPHASIS ON QUALITY

We will learn so much interesting information that it will take years to process it.

We will learn such interesting information that we will want to read more.

We will see so many beautiful stars that it will be hard to count them.

*We will see so beautiful stars that we will want to photograph them.

We will see such beautiful stars that we will want to photograph them.

 

 

MORE INFORMATION:  Count /Noncount   |  So/Such-that 

 

 

 

 

balding manPractice 1

Many

 

 

 

Decide whether the sentence needs the quantifier much or many.

You will need to know if the noun is count or non-count. Noncount/Count

 

  1. Select the word from each menu that best completes the sentence. 
  2. Compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check" button to the right. 

 

# YOUR RESPONSE CHECK ANSWER
e.g. I'm almost bald.
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overworkedPractice 2

Much

 

 

Select the nouns that can complete the sentence:  I don't have much ____.   

* indicates an incorrect response.

 

# FEEDBACK YOUR RESPONSE
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Practice 3

Many

 

Select the nouns that can complete the sentence:  I don't have many ____.

  * indicates an incorrect response.
 

# FEEDBACK YOUR RESPONSE
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*cheese, lettuce = cheese or lettuce is countable if referring to different types or varieties

 

 

 

 

 

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