Much or many? How can we know when to choose the right word since they have the same meaning? But that's not too complicated as it showed, because they have specific rules that help us to decide what word to use. / “Much” or “Many”? How can we know how to use the right word, since they have the same meaning? But it's not as complicated as it sounds, as “Much” and “Many” have specific usage rules that help us decide which term to use.
we use MUCH with uncountable nouns, which means, those words that have just the singular. On the other hand, we use MANY with countable nouns, which means, those words that have a singular and a plural form. Those words are used in the plural form when it comes with 'many'. / We use MUCH with countless nouns, which are those words that have only the singular form (Ex.: music, art, love, happiness, advice, information, news). On the other hand, we use MANY with countable nouns, which are those words that have a singular and plural form (eg dog, cat, animal, man, person, bottle, box, litre). These words are always used in the plural when preceded by “many”.
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Some examples of sentences with "much" and "many": / Some examples of prayers with “much” and “many”:
Many:
I have many books.
I have many books.
I have many cats.
I have a lot of cats.
There are many dogs and cats for adoption if you want one.
There are lots of dogs and cats for adoption if you want one.
She has many kids at home right now.
She has a lot of kids at home now.
There are many schools near my house.
There are many schools near my house.
much:
do you want much waterr?
Do you accept more water?
I need much sleep today.
I need more sleep today.
I have so much love to give.
I have so much more love to give.
I don't like much meat, I don't think its healthy.
I don't like meat very much, I don't think it's healthy.
By Janaína Mourão
Graduated in Letters - English
Would you like to reference this text in a school or academic work? Look:
MOURãO, Janaína Pereira. "“Much” or “Many”?"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/ingles/much-ou-many.htm. Accessed on June 27, 2021.
