Much x Many

Hi folks! Essas duas palavras confundem muito os alunos quando estão aprendendo os substantivos contáveis e incontáveis. Ambas estão relacionadas à quantidade. Vamos ver a diferença:

MANY = muitos; usado com substantivos contáveis em:

Negativas: There aren't many movie theaters here.
                   She didn't buy many apples.
                   My brother doesn't have many friends.

Perguntas: Do many tourists come to São Paulo?
                   Are there many buildings in your neighborhood?
                   Did you eat many eggs last night?


MUCH = muito; usado com substantivos incontáveis em:

Negativas: I don't have much food in the house.
                   There isn't much snow in the mountains.
                   I don't have much time to do my homework.

Perguntas: Do you have much baggage?
                   Is there much traffic in your city?
                   Do you need much sugar fo this recipe?

Many e Much também são usados em afirmativas, mas somente na escrita, pois tem um sentido mais formal. No inglês falado usamos a lot of / lots of.

I have many friends.(escrito) -> I have lots of friends.(falado)
There is much information in this book. (escrito) -> There is a lot of information in this book.(falado)

That's all.
See ya!

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