In everyday English (natural English), English speakers do not use 'much' and 'many' in positive sentences; they prefer 'a lot of': There are a lot of tourists here in the summer. They usually use 'much' and 'many' in negative sentences and questions: Are there many students here from Japan? In spoken English and informal writing, we tend to use: a lot, a lot of, lots of with countable and uncountable nouns. Examples: How many students are there in the classroom? - There are a lot. In formal written English, it is also possible (and preferable) to use many and much instead of a lot of, lots of, and a lot. Example: There are many students.
En l'anglès quotidià (anglès natural), els parlants no utilitzen 'much' i 'many' en frases positives, prefereixen 'a lot of': There are a lot of tourists here in the summer. Normalment utilitzen 'much' i 'many' en frases negatives i preguntes: Are there many students here from Japan? En l'anglès parlat i l'escriptura informal, tendim a utilitzar: a lot, a lot of, lots of amb noms comptables i incomptables. Exemples: How many students are there in the classroom? - There are a lot. En l'escriptura formal, també és possible (i preferible) utilitzar many i much en lloc de a lot of, lots of i a lot. Exemples: There are many students.
| Task | There are _________ students in the class. (formal written English) |
|---|---|
| Answer | 1 |
| a | many |
| b | much |
| c | a lot of |
| d | a little |
| comment | In everyday English (natural English) English people do not use ‘much’ and ‘many’ in positive sentences, they prefer ‘a lot of’: There are a lot of tourists here in the summer. They usually use ‘much’ and ‘many’ in negative sentences and questions: Are there many students here from Japan? In spoken English and informal writing we tend to use: a lot, a lot of, lots of with countable and uncountable nouns.Example: How many students are there in the classroom? - There are a lot. In formal written English it is also possible (and preferable) to use many and much rather than a lot of, lots of and a lot. Example:There are many students. |
| topic | some,any, a lot of , many , much ,etc.. |
| level | 1 |
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