We had a quiz yesterday and there was this question:
He doesn't have ......... work to do.
1.Many
2.Much
3.A lot of
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In this case, the answer would be much. Here is why:
Much, many with a noun
We use much with singular uncountable nouns and many with plural nouns:
[talking about money]
I haven’t got much change. I’ve only got a ten euro note.
Are there many campsites near you?
Apparently a lot of is informal and shouldn't be used in this case.
Here is the link with more info on much, many, a lot of, etc. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/much-many-a-lot-of-lots-of-quantifiers
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3"A lot of" is informal, but there's no reason not to use it in the original example above (unless it's a question of formality). – Steven Littman Nov 11 '15 at 03:55
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@StevenLittman Well, I would assume they are speaking formally for a quiz. – jo99blackops Nov 11 '15 at 04:18
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I am an ESL teacher, and unless I specified that I needed a formal way of saying it, I would accept "a lot of" on a quiz. – Steven Littman Nov 11 '15 at 13:14
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@StevenLittman I would definitely ask if I was taking the quiz. :) – jo99blackops Nov 11 '15 at 21:39
