much, many, a lot of
Talk about quantities.
The rules
- Apples can be counted: "many".
- Money is uncountable: "much".
- Milk is uncountable: "much".
- "a lot of" + noun works with countable and uncountable.
- "Information" is uncountable: much information, not "informations".
- Eggs are countable: many eggs (or a lot of eggs).
Examples
- How many apples do you want?
- How much money do you need?
- There isn’t much milk left.
- She has a lot of friends in London.
- information
- We don’t have many eggs.
Quick check
Pick an answer to see the rule behind it.
1.How _____ apples do you want?
2.How _____ money do you need?
3.There isn’t _____ milk left.
4.She has _____ friends in London.
5.Which noun is uncountable?