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Are all answers on the question idiomatic?

I saw the second answer in my English training course, but my version was the first answer. I don't understand why "there isn't much left" is used with countable noun. Is it possible?

Are there many sweets on the table?

No, there is almost nothing.

No, there isn't much left.

No, there aren't many left.

Sergei
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    If your course book suggests that 'There isn't much left' is a possible answer, it is wrong. "Are there many sweets left?" "No, there aren't many." "Is there much snow left in the garden?" "No, there isn't much." – Kate Bunting Apr 28 '21 at 18:33
  • Kate, is the first answer correct? – Sergei Apr 28 '21 at 18:39
  • @Sergey - there is only one correct answer. – Michael Harvey Apr 28 '21 at 19:40
  • Informally, you will hear many people answer with "much", though. People are not always 100% precise in how they speak. – stangdon Apr 28 '21 at 19:45
  • Obviously if there is almost nothing on the table, there aren't many sweets - but it isn't a direct answer to the question. – Kate Bunting Apr 29 '21 at 07:21
  • Is it not an idiomatic answer in that context? It sounds good in my native language. – Sergei Apr 29 '21 at 08:03
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    In real life, someone might answer "No - in fact, there's almost nothing/hardly anything left" if the table had been full of sweets and other things. But from a grammatical point of view, the answer they are looking for would be "No, there aren't many [sweets] left." – Kate Bunting Apr 29 '21 at 14:36

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