Use of Much and Many –
Both ‘Much’ and ‘Many’ are used to consider large quantities.
Much – It is used before uncountable nouns.
It is generally used in negative and interrogative sentences.
Examples – 1 . There is not much water left in the pond.
2. How much money do you have ?
Many – It is used before countable nouns.
Examples – 1 . How many times have you visited the site?
2. There are many students in the school .
3. There are not many students in the class today .
Too much or So much / Too many or So many – means more than necessary . These are also used to modify nouns.
Example – 1 . You are wasting too much time.
2. You have missed too many chances.
Much too – It means an excessive amount . It modifies an adverb.
Example – Rocky is batting much too aggressively than others.
Here much too is modifying the adverb ‘aggressively.’
A lot of / lots of – These are used to express large quantities or large amount of number ( both for countable and uncountable nouns).
Examples- My brother uses a lot of time in study.
My sister uses lots of energy to complete the project.
Some – some can be used as determined, pronoun, adverb. It can be used in interrogative sentences and also to offer something.
As a determiner – It can be used before a noun to show an unspecified or indefinite but small or considerable number or amount , person, thing .
Examples – I drink some water everyday after dinner.
I met with some old friends yesterday.
As a pronoun –
Some of your answers are correct.
Majority will accept the request but some will not.
As an Adverb – It is used to indicate unspecified degree or number and also to modify verbs.
Examples – To indicate few more –
You have some 10 offers of jobs.
Would you like to take some more samples ?
To modify a verb and to indicate ‘to some extent’ –
You need preparing some.
Our teacher guided us some .
Use of some in interrogative sentences to indicate offer or request –
Example – would you like to take some snacks ?
Can I have some help, friends ?
Any – It can be used as a determiner, pronoun and adverb . It is also used in negative sentences.
Determiner – It is used as a determiner in affirmative sentences to indicate a thing or number greater than zero. In negative sentences it indicate none or nothing .
Example – We can book any hotel there .
( Affirmative sentence)
I didn’t book any hotel there.
(Negative sentence )
As Pronoun – It is used to indicate any one of the people in the group or any amount.
Example – We have many rooms, but we can’t rent them any .
She can choose any.
In this sentence ‘any’ is an ‘object.’
Any of us can help you.
In this sentence ‘any’ is a ‘subject.’
As a Pronoun to indicate comparison –
Rimo is more intelligent than any other students in the class.
As an Adverb – it can be used as as adverb to modify a verb or adjective to indicate a meaning similar to ‘to the lease amount or degree, at all’ .
Example – You must not scold them any.
It is modifying the verb ‘scold.’
He won’t be any stronger .
It is modifying the adjective ‘stronger.’
Interrogative sentence –
Is there any chance to win the match ?
Are there any girls in your club ?
Few / Little or a bit of – few or little or a bit of means small quantity or small amount , almost none or not enough.
Few is used before countable nouns and little or a bit of is used before uncountable nouns.
These are used as determiners.
Example – I have few questions to ask .
I need little help to complete the project.
Please add a bit of colour to the mixture.
A few / A little – These are used to indicate positive meaning . A few means ‘some but not many , enough .’ A little means ‘some but not much, enough.’
Example – I have a few questions to ask.
I have a little knowledge in English.
Difference between few and a few –
Qns – Do you have any friends here ?
Ans- Yes I have few friends. I need more.
( That means – not enough but need more )
Yes I have a few friends.
( That means enough number of friends)
Difference between little and a little –
Qns- Do you need more water ?
Ans – I have little water . I need more.
( That means -Not enough , need more )
I have a little water . I don’t need it now.
( That means – not huge, but enough amount of water )
