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a lot of, much, many - Coggle Diagram
a lot of, much, many
used with countable or uncountable nouns?
Many
many
NP; used with plural countable nouns
I don't know many o f your friends
There aren’t many large glasses left.
many of
DetP/Pron
There aren't many of the large glasses left.
There aren’t many of them left.
Much
much
NP; used with singular uncountable nouns
I haven't got much time.
She didn't eat much breakfast,
much
NP; used with personal names
I’ve seen too much of Howard recently.
Not much of Denmark is hilly.
much of
DetP/Prep
She didn’t eat much of her breakfast.
She didn't eat much of it.
A lot of
meaning
=
many/much
a lot of + NP - plural countable nouns
;
DetP - singular
,
uncountable; Prep
A lot of time is needed to learn a language.
A lot of my friends want to emigrate
A lot of us think it's time for an election.
Alternative structures of a lot of = many/much
Informal
Lots of
many/much plural countable/singular uncountable
Lots of patience is needed, too.
Lots of us think it's time for an election.
Formal
A great deal of
many/much singular uncountable
Mr Lucas has spent a great deal of time in the Far East
A large amount of
many/much singular uncountable
I’ve thrown out a large amount of old clothing.
A large number of
many/much plural countable
A large number of problems still have to be solved.
Alternative structures with other meanings
Plenty of
enough or more plural countable/singular uncountable
Don't rush. There's plenty of time.
Plenty of shops sell batteries
The majority of
most/most of plural countable/singular uncountable
The majority of criminals are non-violent.
The majority of his work is concerned with art.
used with affirmative/negative or interrogative verbs?
Affirmative
Many
many
(a) few
Few politicians are really honest
We've got a few potatoes and some steak
formal
many
In the opinion of many economists…
so/too many
You make too m any mistakes.
Much
much
(a) little
I have little interest in politics
I need a little water before I’m ready to go.
so/too/as much
There was so much traffic that it took me an hour to get home.
much
+ Adj
She's much older than her brother.
I don’t drive much faster than you.
very much
I very much like your new hairstyle.
Thank you very much.
much
+ V formal
I much appreciate your help.
We much prefer the country to the town.
A lot of
replaces (+) many/much in informal
He’s got lots of men friends, but he doesn't know many women
‘How much money have you got?’ ‘I've got plenty.’
‘Did you buy any clothes?’ ‘Yes, lots.’
Negative
many/much
common
I don't know m any of your friends
I haven't got much time.
Aux +
much
+ V formal
I didn't much enjoy the concert.
V +
much
I don’t travel much these days.
Not a lot of
There's not a lot of meat left
Interrogative
How many/much
How many carrots did you eat?
How much money have you got?
V +
much
Do you work much at weekends?
A lot of
Any
‘Did you buy any clothes?’ ‘Yes, lots.’