Complete the following sentences using much or many.
Use much with uncountable nouns. Uncountable nouns refer to objects that cannot be counted. Examples are: rice, wheat, love, hunger, poverty etc.
Much can also mean important, often, frequently and similar ideas.
Use many with countable nouns. Countable nouns refer to people or things that cannot be counted. Examples are: children, books, countries, people, cars, ships etc.
Fill in the blanks.
1............... are called, but few are chosen.
Wrong!
Use "Many" for a plural countable noun or pronoun referring to people.
2I have told you ............... times that I do not like horror movies.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the plural countable noun "times".
3She does not have ............... friends in town.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the plural countable noun "friends".
4The writer is ............... revered.
Wrong!
Use "much" as an adverb before "revered" to mean "greatly".
5Do you go there ...............?
Wrong!
Use "much" as an adverb to ask about frequency in "go there much".
6She doesn’t have ............... money.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "money".
7We have got ............... work ahead of us.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "work".
8In spite of the hype, the film is not ...............
Wrong!
Use "much" after "not" to mean the film is not very good or important.
9She has acted in ............... Kannada movies.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the plural countable noun phrase "Kannada movies".
10How ............... of the roof needs repairing?
Wrong!
Use "much" with "of" when asking about the amount of one thing, such as "the roof".
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- Many are called, but few are chosen.
- I have told you many times that I do not like horror movies.
- She does not have many friends in town.
- The writer is much revered.
- Do you go there much?
- She doesn’t have much money.
- We have got much work ahead of us.
- In spite of the hype, the film is not much.
- She has acted in many Kannada movies.
- How much of the roof needs repairing?