Much/Many/A lot of中文意思都是“很多”,都可以修饰名词,
我们重点从两点区别它们:
1.它们修饰的是可数名词还是不可数名词。
Much+不可数名词(uncountable noun)
e.g.: I haven’t got much luggage.
How much money do you want?
注:haven’t 是“have+not”的缩写
Many+可数复数名词(plural noun)
e.g.: I don’t know many people.
Did you buy many books?
A lot of +不可数名词 或者 可数复数名词
上面的句子除了特殊疑问句都可以用”A lot of “ 代替:
e.g.: I haven’t got a lot of luggage.
I don’t know many people.
Did you buy a lot of books?
2.它们可以用在什么句型中?
Much 用在疑问句和否定句中,很少用在肯定句。
e.g.: Do you drink much coffee?
(一般疑问句)
How much money do you have?
(特殊疑问句)
I don’t drink much coffee.
(否定句)
Many 和 A lot of通常什么句型都可以用。
但“A lot of ”不和How连用,而“Much”和“Many”可以 。
e.g.: Have you got many/a lot of friends?
(一般疑问句)
We haven’t got many/a lot of friends.
(否定句))
How many friends have you got?
(特殊疑问句)
I got many/a lot of friends.
(肯定句)
另外,Much和 A lot of后面还可以不带名词。
e.g.: I don’t like him very much.
We like movies so we go to cinema a lot.
