many,much与a lot of 等用法辨异

many，much与a lot of 等用法辨异

■崔长平河南遂平一高（463100）

■基本用法比较表：

1.在肯定句中（尤其是对宾语进行修饰时）多使用等换词；在疑问句、否定句中多用many和much。

e.g. He earns a lot of money in his new job. （肯定句）

Does he earn much money in his new job? （疑问句）

He does not earn much money in his new job. （否定句）

The television company receives a large number of letters every week. （肯定句） Does the television company receive many letters every week? （疑问句） The television company does not receive many letters every week. （否定句） Scientists have spent a great deal of time studying this problem. （肯定句） Scientists have not spent much time on this problem. （否定句） They don′t plant many trees，but they plant a lot of flowers.

I have not got much money but I have got a lot of time.

He do esn’t talk much，but he thinks a lot.

2.在肯定句中用作主语或修饰主语时，many和much经常用在句首。

e.g. Many of us were too tired to go further.

There are many, many reasons against it.

Much has been said.

Much of what you said is true.

Much money has been wasted that way.

3.接受not，how，too，as，so，very，a great，a good等修饰时，要用many或much。

e.g. I have a few, but not many.

I read a great many English novels.

Not many of us will pass the examination.

You have given me too many.

There are so many that I cannot choose.

And how much did you pay?

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