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    The document discusses the proper use of much and many in English. It notes that much is used with singular uncountable nouns like money, while many is used with plural countable nouns like friends. It also explains that much and many are typically only used in questions and negative statements in everyday English, while expressions like "a lot of" are preferred in positive statements. Formal texts may use much and many in positive statements as well. The document also distinguishes between countable and uncountable nouns, noting that countable nouns can be used with numbers and take many, while uncountable nouns cannot be used with numbers and take much.

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    The document discusses the proper use of much and many in English. It notes that much is used with singular uncountable nouns like money, while many is used with plural countable nouns like friends. It also explains that much and many are typically only used in questions and negative statements in everyday English, while expressions like "a lot of" are preferred in positive statements. Formal texts may use much and many in positive statements as well. The document also distinguishes between countable and uncountable nouns, noting that countable nouns can be used with numbers and take many, while uncountable nouns cannot be used with numbers and take much.

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    The document discusses the proper use of much and many in English. It notes that much is used with singular uncountable nouns like money, while many is used with plural countable nouns like friends. It also explains that much and many are typically only used in questions and negative statements in everyday English, while expressions like "a lot of" are preferred in positive statements. Formal texts may use much and many in positive statements as well. The document also distinguishes between countable and uncountable nouns, noting that countable nouns can be used with numbers and take many, while uncountable nouns cannot be used with numbers and take much.

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    The words much and many mean a lot of.

    If a noun is in singular, we use much Example:much money


    If a noun is in plural, we use many Example:many friends

    Use of much / many


    In everyday English, we normally use much / many only in questions and
    negative clauses.
    Example:
    How much money have you got?
    Carla does not have many friends.
    In positive clauses with so, as or too, we also use much / many.
    Example:
    Carla has so many friends.
    She has as many friends as Sue.
    Kevin has too much money.
    In all other positive clauses, however, we prefer expressions like a lot of / lots
    of.
    Example:
    Carla has a lot of / lots of friends.
    Kevin has a lot of / lots of money.
    In formal texts, however, much / many are also common in positive clauses.
    This you will notice for example when you read English news.

    Countable / Uncountable Nouns


    In connection with much / many people often speak of countable nouns and
    uncountable nouns.
    Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form. In plural, these nouns
    can be used with a number (that's why they are called 'countable nouns').
    Countable nouns take many.
    Example:
    100 friends many friends
    Uncountable nouns can only be used in singular. These nouns cannot be
    used with a number (that's why they are called 'uncountable nouns').
    Uncountable nouns take much.
    Example:
    100 money much money
    Note: Of course you can count money but then you would name the
    currency and say that you have got 5 euro (but not 5 money).

    .................. cars
    .................. music
    .................. pictures
    .................. flowers

    .................. milk
    .................. numbers
    .................. money
    .................. tea
    .................. girls
    .................. pencils

    Decide whether you have to use much or many.

    Jane hasn't got .................. time.


    Do you know .................. words in English?
    He didn't eat .................. meat.
    There isn't .................. butter in the fridge.
    How .................. eggs did the hens lay?
    Samantha has as .................. money as Bruce.
    How .................. lessons do you have on Mondays?
    There was too .................. noise in the streets.
    I cannot see .................. stars in the sky tonight.
    Do you have .................. friends abroad?

    Comparative and Superlative Adjectives


    Comparatives are used to compare two things:
    Leopards are faster than tigers.
    Superlatives are used to compare one thing against a group of others:
    The leopard is the largest of the four big cats.

    Superlative adjectives:
    We use the with a superlative:
    It was the happiest day of my life.
    Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
    Thats the best film I have seen this year.
    I have three sisters, Jan is the oldest and Angela is the youngest
    .
    Here are the basics of how they are formed:

    Example

    Comparative

    Superlative

    Words with one syllable

    Word
    high

    Words with three syllables or more

    productive

    more productive
    less productive

    Words ending in y
    Short words ending with a
    consonant/vowel/consonant
    Irregular

    wealthy

    wealthier

    the highest
    the most
    productive
    the least
    productive
    the wealthiest

    hot

    hotter

    the hottest

    good

    better

    the best

    higher

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