Fill in the blanks with much or many.
1I didn't do ............... work yesterday.
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Use "much" with the uncountable noun "work" in a negative sentence.
2She didn't show ............... interest in my work.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "interest" in a negative sentence.
3How ............... people were there?
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Use "many" with the plural countable noun "people" in a question.
4How ............... the house needs repairing?
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Use "how much of" before a determiner + singular noun ("the house") to ask what part or amount of it is involved.
5We haven't got ............... time.
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Use "much" with the uncountable noun "time" in a negative sentence.
6Not ............... Canada is inhabited.
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Use "much of" before the place name "Canada" to mean a large part of it.
7I have been learning French for six months, but I haven't learned ............... so far.
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Use "much" alone to mean a large amount learned.
8I don't know ............... people here.
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Use "many" with the plural countable noun "people" in a negative sentence.
9I have been in this country for only two days, and I haven't seen ............... it.
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Use "much of" before the pronoun "it" to mean a large part of the country.
10How ............... time will you need to finish the job?
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Use "much" with the uncountable noun "time" in a question.
11How ............... you are interested in this offer?
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Use "many of" before the pronoun "you" to ask about a number of people in a group.
12Not ............... people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
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Use "many" with the plural countable noun "people" in a negative sentence.
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- I didn’t do much work yesterday.
- She didn’t show much interest in my work.
- How many people were there?
- How much of the house needs repairing?
- We haven’t got much time.
- Not much of Canada is inhabited.
- I have been learning French for six months, but I haven’t learned much so far.
- I don’t know many people here.
- I have been in this country for only two days, and I haven’t seen much of it.
- How much time will you need to finish the job?
- How many of you are interested in this offer?
- Not many people can speak a foreign language perfectly.