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Snappy Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Many and Much

Please tell me if my understanding is correct.

1. There is much water in the bottle. ? Unnatural

2. There is not much water in the bottle. ? OK

3. There is too much water in the bottle. ? OK


Then, what about "We have many problems."?

According to Longman Dictionary of Common Errors, "We are given many tests." does not sound right. It should be "We are given a lot of tests."

  

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"? That's different. "Problem" is countable.

— Anonymous

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SnappyThen, what about "We have many problems."?

That's different. "Problem" is countable. "We have many problems." is unexceptionable.

SnappyAccording to Longman Dictionary of Common Errors, "We are given many tests." does not sound right. It should be "We are given a lot of tests."

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SnappyIt should be "We are given a lot of tests."

CJ

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