Much(of)
■ It is used with uncountable noun.
example: how much milk has been there.
■ Much is also used with singular countable noun to show large part of it.
Example: Much part of this park has become barren. (here it is about single Park or 1 park)
Many(of)
■ Many is used with plural countable noun.
Example: Many people don't like to show of their things.
Meaning- people means no. of males and females, which are countable.
Common Uses of much and many.
In negative sentences much and many are used to emphasis quality in small or smaller amount we expected.
Example: Much- I don't have much money to buy this dress.
Meaning- money is only countable when we have measurement or quantifier to measure like: currency, rupees, Dollar.
While using much in negative sentence gives you formal sense. So we can also use- little or a little in place of it.(I have little money to buy this dress.)
: Many - I don't have many pens with me.
Meaning- pen is countable noun. It's also give formal look to sentence. We can also use few or a few.(I have a few pens with me.)
■ In formal context much and many also use in place of pronoun.
Example: seema got a pizza for all but much of that has been finished. Much indicating or use in place of pizza(pronoun).
:● akhil has many rich friend.
● Many have got super luxury cars.
Here : Many indicating friends.
■ We can use much and many in both formal and informal ways after as, so and too.
Example: There were twice as many female geeks at pound as male geeks.
● : You have given so much food to me, I’ll not able to finish it.
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