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Certain Expressions Can Be Substituted For Many and Much

Much and many are used with uncountable and plural nouns respectively to refer to large quantities, while few and little refer to small quantities. A few and a little are more positive and emphasize what is present rather than what is lacking. Certain expressions like "a lot of" and "plenty of" can substitute for many and much. Quite a few and quite a little are almost equivalent to many and much respectively.

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Certain Expressions Can Be Substituted For Many and Much

Much and many are used with uncountable and plural nouns respectively to refer to large quantities, while few and little refer to small quantities. A few and a little are more positive and emphasize what is present rather than what is lacking. Certain expressions like "a lot of" and "plenty of" can substitute for many and much. Quite a few and quite a little are almost equivalent to many and much respectively.

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MUCH-MANY-FEW-A FEW-LITTLE-A LITTLE

MUCH: We use much with nouns that describe things that cannot be counted.
These nouns do not normally have plural forms.

Much sugar Much coffee Much money

MANY: We use many with the plural form of nouns that describe countable
objects or persons.

Many students Many books

* MUCH and MANY are generally used in negative and interrogative


sentences.

-Certain expressions can be substituted for many and much.


a-For much: (affirmative sentences)

A great quantity of: A great quantity of ink is used in publishing

A large quantity of: There was a large quantity of dust on the books

A good deal of: Mrs. Jones spends a good deal of her time worrying

A great deal of: Edward studies a great deal.

b-For many:

A great number of: A great number of people attend the lecture.

A large number of: The teacher gave us a large number of examples.

A good number of: Although not every body came, a good number showed up.

c-For both many & much :

A lot (of): John certainly has a lot of friends

Lots (of): Mr. X has lots of money

Plenty (of): She has given me good advice plenty of times


FEW / A FEW; LITTLE / A LITTLE

The word few conveys a more negative idea than a few does.
Few draws attention to what is lacking; a few draws attention to what is present.
They are not interchangeable they are used with countable nouns.
The same implications exist with little & a little, used with uncountable nouns.

Quite a few : is practically the equivalent of many.

Quite a little : is practically the equivalent of much.

A good student spends quite a few hours in studying, and a good teacher
spends quite a little time in preparing a lesson.

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