Shaimaa Shemeis
A lot of / Much / Many:
A lot of
Much
Many
We use
a lot of
in
affirmative
and
negative
sentences,
and in
questions,
with
both countable and
uncountable nouns
.
Examples:
I eat a lot of fish.
I drink a lot of milk.
We use
much
in
negative
sentences
and
questions,
with
uncountable nouns.
We never
use much in
affirmative sentences.
Examples:
I don’t eat much
salt
.
Do you eat much
salt?
N.B. A lot of can also be
used in these cases
:
I don’t eat a lot of
salt.
Do you eat a lot of
salt?
We use
many
in
negative
sentences
and
questions
with
countable nouns.
Examples:
I don’t eat many
cakes.
Do you have many
books?
N.B. A lot of can also be
used in these cases
:
I don’t eat a lot of
cakes.
Do you have a lot of
books?