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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Singular or Plural Verb - Much, Many, A lot of
Hello,
Could you please advise me which sentences below are correct? I get confused when 'much', 'many', and 'a lot of' are in a sentence.
There is/are much things to do here.
There are many things to do here.
There have been a lot of trouble going on around in the city.
There has been a lot of trouble going on around in the city.
There is a lot of dust on the desk.
There are a lot of dust on the desk.
In addition, would the singularity or plurality of the verb the same if I changed 'a lot of' to 'lots of'?
Thanks so much for your help.
Could you please advise me which sentences below are correct? I get confused when 'much', 'many', and 'a lot of' are in a sentence.
There is/are much things to do here.
There are many things to do here.
There have been a lot of trouble going on around in the city.
There has been a lot of trouble going on around in the city.
There is a lot of dust on the desk.
There are a lot of dust on the desk.
In addition, would the singularity or plurality of the verb the same if I changed 'a lot of' to 'lots of'?
Thanks so much for your help.
Top answer
The rule is simple: much for non-count nouns, many for countable nouns: There are many things to do here. There has been a lot of trouble in the city. There is a lot of dust on the desk.
- The rule is simple: much for non-count nouns, many for countable nouns: There are many things to do here.
- There has been a lot of trouble in the city.
- There is a lot of dust on the desk.
- -- No.
- 'A lot of / Lots of' are just quantifiers: There has been lots of trouble in the city.
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The rule is simple: much for non-count nouns, many for countable nouns:
There are many things to do here.
There has been a lot of trouble in the city.
There is a lot of dust on the desk.
In addition, would the singularity or plurality of the verb the same if I changed 'a lot of' to 'lots of'?-- No. 'A lot of / Lo
There are many things to do here.
There has been a lot of trouble in the city.
There is a lot of dust on the desk.
In addition, would the singularity or plurality of the verb the same if I changed 'a lot of' to 'lots of'?-- No. 'A lot of / Lo
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Thank you for the answers and the guideline rule.
2. Or is the word 'trouble' a count noun and it's singular, that's why the singular verb 'has been' was used?
3. I looked up in the diction
Mister MicawberThere has been a lot of trouble in the city.1. Is the word 'trouble' here a non-count noun, that's why the singular verb 'has been' was used?
2. Or is the word 'trouble' a count noun and it's singular, that's why the singular verb 'has been' was used?
3. I looked up in the diction
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hello .u dont need to get confuse .whenever the noun is countable we use many,but if noun is not countable we use much ,forexample There are many books on the table ,here books are countable,there is much ink in the pen,here ink in uncountable
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