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Much - Many - A lot of These quantifiers are used to express the quantity of things or people We usually use much and manywith negative sentences and questions In positive sentences, we use a lot of or lots of Many is used with only countable nouns It is used only with negative sentences and questions: • He doesn't have many books • Can you speak many languages? • We didn't see many children there • Do you have many friends here? • I don't have many problems Much is used with only uncountable nouns It is used only with negative sentences and questions: • She didn't drink much milk today • Do you have much work? • Did she have much money? • I've gained a lot of weight over the last year because I haven't been doing much exercise • Larry doesn't have much experience • They don't have much time A lot of or lots of is used with both countable and uncountable nouns A lot of can be used in allsentences: positive, negative and question • You don't need to get lots of sleep • Can they earn a lot of money? • We drank a lot of cold water • My sister spends lots of money • Lots of dogs and cats exhibit strange behaviors before earthquakes • Lots of animals on this planet are facing extinction • It can take a lot of years to master a foreign language