English Reference

many vs much

Many precedes plural countable nouns, while much precedes uncountable nouns.

many

Used with plural countable nouns.

How many people are planning to attend the conference next week?

much

Used with singular uncountable nouns.

We don't have much time to finish the report before the deadline.

Watch out

  • There are too much students in the classroom today.

    There are too many students in the classroom today.

  • I don't have many information about the new project yet.

    I don't have much information about the new project yet.

Remember Many for things you can count; Much for things you can't.

Quick check

Fill the gap with one of the two options.

  1. 1.

    There aren't options left on the menu this late at night.

  2. 2.

    How luggage are you planning to bring on the flight?

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