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too many

fixed phr..
A1 Beginner Oxford

fixed phr.. A number of something that is more than you want or need. You use it with countable nouns, like books or cars.

fixed phr.. A determiner phrase indicating an excessive quantity of a countable noun, signaling that the number exceeds a desirable, necessary, or acceptable limit.


SIMPLE

There are too many cars on the road.

CONTEXTUAL

I can't finish this pizza; there are too many toppings for me.

COMPLEX

The project failed not for lack of vision, but because there were simply too many competing stakeholders, each pulling the strategy in a different direction.

Usage

Always used before a plural countable noun (e.g., 'too many problems', not 'too many problem').

Teaching tip

Contrast with 'too much', which is used for uncountable nouns (e.g., 'too much traffic'), while 'too many' is for countable nouns (e.g., 'too many cars').

Pitfall

I have too many homework.I have too much homework.Use 'too much' for uncountable nouns like 'homework'; use 'too many' for countable nouns like 'assignments'.

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