Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Did you know: Many & Much Vs A lot of?

Many & Much Vs A lot of

Many and much are not often used in affirmative sentences.
They usually come with too e.g. too many things in affirmative sentences.
Many and much are mainly used in negative sentences and questions.

Instead of many or much, a lot of is commonly used in affirmative sentences .

So... Instead of saying "I have many friends," we say "I have a lot of friends".

Interesting, isn't it?

So, from now on, say "I have a lot of things to do", not "I have many things to do".

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3 comments:

  1. Could you tell me the reference book for this piece of interesting information please? Thanks :)

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  2. You can find it in may English books.

    I learned from New Opprtunities, pre Inter by Longman.

    You can also find it in Betty S. Azar. Only not so clear.

    Thx for commenting.

    Edi Sunny

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  3. You can also find it in New English Standard Book 4 or 5. I'm not sure which but it's there :-)

    Thx

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