Question

1723 1 One of the policemen started asking me many questions. One of the policemen started asking me [[many]] questions. a lot of Many and much are used mainly in questions and negative sentences: 'Does he have many friends?' 'It appears that he doesn't have many friends.' In affirmative sentences, phrases such as a lot of and plenty of are used.Note however that many and much are used in affirmative sentences after too, so, and as ('You ask too many questions.') and sometimes in formal styles ('Many accidents arise as a result of negligence').

Accepted Answer

many ✗ One of the policemen started asking me a lot of questions. One of the policemen started asking me [[a lot of]] questions. a lot of | many

Idx	1723
Keyword	many
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	One of the policemen started asking me many questions.
Correct Sentence	One of the policemen started asking me a lot of questions.
Cloze Error Sentence	One of the policemen started asking me [[many]] questions.
Cloze Sentence	One of the policemen started asking me [[a lot of]] questions.
Cloze Answer	a lot of
Choices	a lot of \| many
Explanation	Many and much are used mainly in questions and negative sentences: 'Does he have many friends?' 'It appears that he doesn't have many friends.' In affirmative sentences, phrases such as a lot of and plenty of are used. Note however that many and much are used in affirmative sentences after too, so, and as ('You ask too many questions.') and sometimes in formal styles ('Many accidents arise as a result of negligence').

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