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Hasan Alexander Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

many / too

Which is the correct answer please & why:

He hasn't got Many/too friends.
  

Top answer

He hasn't got many friends. Correct. He hasn't got too friends.

  • He hasn't got many friends.
  • Correct.
  • He hasn't got too friends.
  • Not correct.
  • "many" is a quantifier.
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3 Answers
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He hasn't got many friends. Correct.
He hasn't got too friends. Not correct.

"many" is a quantifier. It approximates the number of friends. You can use it before a plural noun (friends).
"too" cannot do this. It's an adverb of degree, like "very". It is used mostly with adjectives. (too hot, too
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An adverb can't modify a noun.

These are possible:

He hasn't got many friends.
He hasn't got too many friends.

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