Complete the following sentences.
Notes
Use much before uncountable nouns. Use much of before a pronoun or a noun with a determiner (the, my, this etc.)
Use many before countable nouns. Use many of before a pronoun or a noun with a determiner.
1............... them are vegetarians.
Wrong!
Use "Many of" before a pronoun such as "them" when you mean a large number from a specific group.
2I have ............... work to do.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "work" when you are not talking about a specific part of it.
3I don’t have ............... time.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "time" in a negative sentence.
4There weren’t ............... students in the class.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the plural countable noun "students" when no specific group comes after it.
5............... money has been wasted on this project.
Wrong!
Use "Much" with the uncountable noun "money" when you are not talking about a specific part of it.
6You didn’t eat ............... breakfast.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "breakfast" to talk about quantity.
7Not ............... India is barren.
Wrong!
Use "much of" before a specific place name such as "India" when you mean a large part of it.
8You can’t see ............... a country in a week.
Wrong!
Use "much of" before a specific singular noun phrase such as "a country" when you mean a large part of it.
9How ............... you are going to be there?
Wrong!
Use "many of" before a pronoun such as "you" when asking about members of a specific group.
10You can have as ............... milk as you want.
Wrong!
Use "much" in the pattern "as much milk as" with the uncountable noun "milk".
Answers
- Many of them are vegetarians.
- I have much work to do.
- I don’t have much time.
- There weren’t many students in the class.
- Much money has been wasted on this project.
- You didn’t eat much breakfast.
- Not much of India is barren.
- You can’t see much of a country in a week.
- How many of you are going to be there?
- You can have as much milk as you want.