Much vs many en inglés
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Much vs many
Much y many sugieren una cantidad importante: 'mucho de'.
Importante :
• MUCH antecede los sujetos no numerables:
Importante :
• MUCH antecede los sujetos no numerables:
I don't have much time, and you don't have much money. I don't have a lot of time, and you don't have a lot of money. Yo no tengo mucho tiempo y tú no tienes mucho dinero. Yo no tengo bastante tiempo y tú no tienes bastante dinero.
• MANY antecede los sujetos numerables:
We have many friends, in many countries. We have a lot of friends, in a lot of countries. Tenemos muchos amigos, en muchos países. Tenemos un montón de amigos, en un montón de países.
Esta importante distinción se puede apreciar en la manera de hacer las preguntas 'Cuánto, cuánta, cuántos, cuántas' :
How much + no numerable / how many + numerable:
How much did you pay for the car? How much money did you pay? ¿Cuánto pagó usted por el coche? ¿Cuánto dinero pagó usted?
How many children does Bob have? ¿Cuántos niños tiene Bob?
How many women has Philip slept with? ¿Con cuántas mujeres se ha acostado Philip?
Atención con las siguientes trampas:
• people (la gente) es una palabra plural que siempre va precedida por many, y nunca por much:
• people (la gente) es una palabra plural que siempre va precedida por many, y nunca por much:
There are too many people. Hay demasiada gente.
• information, luggage (o baggage), equipment son sujetos no numerables, por lo tanto son siempre singulares:
How much luggage did you bring? or How many bags did you bring? ¿Cuántas maletas trajo usted? o ¿Cuántos bultos trajo usted?
How much information do you want? ¿Cuánta información desea usted?
Otras posibles construcciones:
I drank too much wine. I drank more wine than I should have done. Bebí demasiado vino. Bebí más vino del que debería haber bebido.
Do you play tennis as much as you play golf? Do you play tennis as often as you play golf? ¿Usted juega tanto al tenis como al golf? ¿Usted juega al tenis con la misma frecuencia con la que juega al golf?
This movie is much better than I thought it would be. This film is a lot better, significantly better than I expected. Esta película es mucho mejor de lo que me esperaba. Esta película es bastante mejor, notablemente mejor de lo que esperaba.
There are as many Americans here as there are in California. There is the same number of Americans here as in California. Aquí hay tantos americanos como en California. Aquí hay el mismo número de americanos que en California.
Ejercicio 1
Fill in the blanks below with the correct word: either much or many
Bruno Delavigne has things to do today. At 9:00 am, he has a board meeting with the executives of the company to discuss the changes which must be made to the budget proposal. After lunch, Delavigne and Susan Bliss will decide exactly how money will be spent on the advertising campaign for the company's newest perfume 'TigerLily'.
Bruno Delavigne has things to do today. At 9:00 am, he has a board meeting with the executives of the company to discuss the changes which must be made to the budget proposal. After lunch, Delavigne and Susan Bliss will decide exactly how money will be spent on the advertising campaign for the company's newest perfume 'TigerLily'.
Fill in the blanks below with the correct word: either much or many
Bruno Delavigne has many 1 things to do today. At 9:00 am, he has a board meeting with the executives of the company to discuss the many 2 changes which must be made to the budget proposal. After lunch, Delavigne and Susan Bliss will decide exactly how much 3 money will be spent on the advertising campaign for the company's newest perfume 'TigerLily'.
Bruno Delavigne has many 1 things to do today. At 9:00 am, he has a board meeting with the executives of the company to discuss the many 2 changes which must be made to the budget proposal. After lunch, Delavigne and Susan Bliss will decide exactly how much 3 money will be spent on the advertising campaign for the company's newest perfume 'TigerLily'.
1 many: We use 'many' to modify countable nouns, such as 'things', which is a general term which refers to all sorts of objects or ideas.
2 many: We use 'many' to modify countable nouns, such as 'changes'.
3 much: We use 'much' to describe uncountable nouns like 'money'.
Ejercicio 2
Icarus Quincy has reviewed the income tax forms for the company times this morning, but the figures still don't make sense to him. The numbers just don't add up. It seems like Icarus has another long afternoon of calculations ahead of him.
Icarus Quincy has reviewed the income tax forms for the company many 1 times this morning, but the figures still don't make much 2 sense to him. The numbers just don't add up. It seems like Icarus has another long afternoon of calculations ahead of him.
1 many: 'Many times' is the correct choice here. As a plural noun, 'times' is countable, so we must use 'many' to describe it.
1 much: 'Much' is only used to describe uncountable nouns. Because 'times' is countable, we cannot use 'much' in this case.
2 much: We use 'much' to describe uncountable nouns like 'sense'. The expression 'it doesn't make sense' means that something is illogical, or that it isn't well understood.
2 many: We only use 'many' to qualify countable nouns. Because 'sense' is an uncountable noun, we cannot use 'many' to describe it.
Ejercicio 3
Fill in the blanks below with the proper word: either much or many
Although he doesn't have very information on the subject, Bruno Delavigne has heard rumors that another company is plotting a hostile take-over of the Delavigne Corporation. Now that he is aware of the plan, however, Bruno has planning to do in order to save his company.
Although he doesn't have very information on the subject, Bruno Delavigne has heard rumors that another company is plotting a hostile take-over of the Delavigne Corporation. Now that he is aware of the plan, however, Bruno has planning to do in order to save his company.
Fill in the blanks below with the proper word: either much or many
Although he doesn't have very much 1 information on the subject, Bruno Delavigne has heard rumors that another company is plotting a hostile take-over of the Delavigne Corporation. Now that he is aware of the plan, however, Bruno has much 2 planning to do in order to save his company.
Although he doesn't have very much 1 information on the subject, Bruno Delavigne has heard rumors that another company is plotting a hostile take-over of the Delavigne Corporation. Now that he is aware of the plan, however, Bruno has much 2 planning to do in order to save his company.
1 much: We use 'much' to describe uncountable nouns like 'information'. Note that in English, 'information' is an uncountable noun, which never takes an 's' in its plural form.
2 much: We use 'much' to describe uncountable nouns like 'planning'.
Ejercicio 4
people think that it is not very important to vote. We often hear people say, 'One vote doesn't matter, it won't change anything'. If enough people think in this way, however, then voices will go unheard. Even if you don't have knowledge about all the candidates in an election, it is important to vote.
Many 1 people think that it is not very important to vote. We often hear people say, 'One vote doesn't matter, it won't change anything'. If enough people think in this way, however, then many 2 voices will go unheard. Even if you don't have much 3 knowledge about all the candidates in an election, it is important to vote.
1 Many: 'Many people' is the correct choice here. 'People' is a countable noun, so we must use 'many' to describe it.
1 Much: 'Much' is only used to describe uncountable nouns. Because 'people' is a countable noun, we cannot use 'much' in this case.
2 many: We use 'many' to modify countable nouns, such as 'voices'.
2 much: 'Much' is only used to describe uncountable nouns. Because 'voice' is a countable noun, we cannot use 'much' in this case.
3 much: We use 'much' to describe uncountable nouns like 'knowledge'. 'Knowledge' refers to information, intelligence or wisdom.
3 many: We only use 'many' to qualify countable nouns. Because 'knowledge' is an uncountable noun, we cannot use 'many' to describe it.
Ejercicio 5
Global warming is a concern to environmentalists. If the world continues to pollute at the rate which it is already polluting, it may not be long until the Earth becomes uninhabitable.
Global warming is a concern to many environmentalists. If the world continues to pollute at the rate which it is already polluting, it may not be long until the Earth becomes uninhabitable.
many: We use 'many' to modify countable nouns, such as 'environmentalists'.
much: 'Much' is only used to describe uncountable nouns. Because 'environmentalist' is a countable noun, we cannot use 'much' in this case.
a lot: 'A lot' would be correct 'if' 'of' preceded the noun 'environmentalists'.
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