| 28.8 Much, many |
Nous avons parlé de la différence entre much et many dans le chapitre 16. On utilise much pour décrire une grande quantité incomptable, et many pour décrire un grand nombre de choses comptables.
| l' usage de much et many | |
| much | beaucoup (quantité) |
| many | beaucoup (nombre) |
| a) Much et many sont surtout utilisés dans des phrases interrogatives ou négatives | |
| b) Après as, too, so, very, how on utilise much et many aussi dans des phrases affirmatives. | |
| c) En tant que sujet much et many peuvent être aussi utilisés dans des phrase affirmatives. | |
| Exemples | |
| a) I haven't got much time to wait for you again! | 
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| a) Do you have many friends in your town? |
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| b) Eat as much as you like! |
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| b) There are just too many people around; I cannot find Peter among them. |
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| c) Much has happened during the last year. |
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| c) Many people have left already for the day, because of the nice weather. |
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