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M uch, many, little, few, a lot, plenty
We use much and little with uncountable nouns: much time much luck little energy little money We use many and few with plurál nouns: many friends many people few cars few countries We use a lot of / lots of / plenty of with uncountable and plurál nouns: a l ot of luck lots of time plenty of money a l ot of friends lots of people plenty of ideas Plenty = more than enough: • T here's no need to hurry. WeVe got plenty of time. • Pve had plenty to eat. I don't want any more. We use much/many especially in negative sentences and questions. A lot (of) is also possible: © We didn't spend much money, (or We didiťt spend a lot of money.) • Do you know many people? (or Do you know a lot of people?) • I d on't go out much. (or I d on't go out a lot.) In positive sentences a lot (of) is more usual. Much is unusual in positive sentences in spoken English: © We spent a lot of money, (not ' We spent much money') © He goes out a lot. (not ' He goes out much') Y ou can use many in positive sentences, but a lot (of) is more usual in spoken English: ® A lot of people (or M any people) drive too fast. But note that we use too much and so much in positive sentences: © We spent too much money. Little and few (without 'a') are negative ideas (= not much / not many): ® We must be quick. There is little time. (= not much, not enough time) ® He isn't popular. He has few friends. (= not many, not enough friends) Y ou can say very little and very few: ® T here is very little time. ® He has very few friends. A little and a few are more positive. A little = some, a small amount: © L eťs go and have a drink. We've got a little time before the train leaves. (a little time = some time, enough time to have a drink) • ' Do you speak English?' 'A little.' (so we can talk a bit) A few = some, a small number: • I e njoy my life here. I have a few friends and we meet quite often. (a few friends = not many but enough to have a good time) ® ' When did you last see Claře?' 'A few days ago.' (= some days ago) C ompare: • He spoke little English, so it was difficult to communicate with him. He spoke a little English, so we were able to communicate with him. • S he's lucky. She has few problems. (= not many problems) T hings are not going so well for her. She has a few problems. (= some problems) Note that 'only a little' and 'only a few' have a negative meaning: ® We must be quick. We've only got a little time. • T he village was very small. There were only a few houses. Countable and uncountable • I PMŤSŤI
M u c h (of)/ m a n y (of)

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