| <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We use <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">much</span>,<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> many </span>and<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> a lot/lots</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">of </span>to talk about (often large) quantities and amounts. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 176, 80); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#0000cc">I</font>n conversation it is rare to use <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">much </span>and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">many </span>in affirmative sentences. They are used in formal, written English but <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a lot of/lots of </span>is preferred for both <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">countable</span> and <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">uncountable nouns</span> in conversation and informal writing. For example: </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: fuchsia; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Does he have <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">much</span> money?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He doesn't have <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">much</span> money.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He has <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a lot of </span>money.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Does he have <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">many </span>friends?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: " |