Much and Many
Much and Many are used to express that there is a large quantity of something.
Much and Many are used in negative sentences and questions.
Many is used with countable nouns, while Much is used with uncountable nouns.
For example:
- I don't have many CD's in my collection. (Countable noun)
- They don't have much money to buy a present. (Uncountable noun)
? How many brothers do you have? (Countable noun)
? How much money do you have? (Uncountable noun)
Much and Many are used in negative sentences and questions.
Many is used with countable nouns, while Much is used with uncountable nouns.
For example:
- I don't have many CD's in my collection. (Countable noun)
- They don't have much money to buy a present. (Uncountable noun)
? How many brothers do you have? (Countable noun)
? How much money do you have? (Uncountable noun)
Note: we don't use Much and Many in positive sentences, we use a lot of or lots of.
I have much money. (Incorrect because the sentence is positive / affirmative)
I have a lot of money. (Correct)
I have much money. (Incorrect because the sentence is positive / affirmative)
I have a lot of money. (Correct)