Difference between using much and many

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Guest

#102812 Wed, 25 May 05 05:57 PM

Please send me the grammar rule for using much and many in sentences and the reasons behind this usage.

Thanks.

Guest

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pieanne

#102819 Wed, 25 May 05 06:31 PM

Hello, Guest!
"much" is used before uncountables: "much sun, much money aso"
"many" is used before countables (words that can be used in the plural form): "many visitors, many friends, many banknotes"

pieanne

Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005

South of France ...But I'm Belgian!

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I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

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Mystery

#102820 Wed, 25 May 05 06:34 PM

Hi Guest

I know that many used with the countable nouns ( the things you can count it ) for example : apples - dogs - books ....etc

much used with the uncountable nouns ( the things you can't count it ) for example : rice - sugar ...etc

Mystery

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Anonymous

#359519 Thu, 03 May 07 07:25 AM

But why we say, I haven't gotten much mail at my mail box or Does your teacher give much homework? I think homework and mail are countable nouns.

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nona the brit

#359531 Thu, 03 May 07 07:58 AM

No, they are uncountable nouns.

If we want to count them we have to say 'two pieces of homework' or 'two items/pieces of mail', for example. We wouldn't say two homeworks or two mails.

nona the brit

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Anonymous

#556304 Mon, 18 Aug 08 10:54 PM

Can we count apples? It's how many apples did you get, not how much apples did you get? I tried explaining to my daughter but I just can't find the perfect example. She got me with the apple question.

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