{"id":72392,"date":"2019-09-26T08:38:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T08:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72392"},"modified":"2019-09-26T08:38:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T08:38:31","slug":"much-many-more-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/much-many-more-most\/","title":{"rendered":"Much, Many, More, Most"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Much <\/b>means a lot of<\/i>. It is used with singular nouns.<\/p>\n
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  • There isn\u2019t much food<\/b> in the house.<\/li>\n
  • I don&3146;t have much free time. <\/b><\/li>\n
  • You always give me too much <\/b>trouble.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Before a pronoun, a geographical name or a noun with a determiner, we use much of<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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    • She does much of her <\/b>writing at home.<\/li>\n
    • Much of this<\/b> region is hilly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Much <\/b>can be used without a noun if the meaning is clear.<\/p>\n

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      • You have given me too much<\/b>. I can\u2019t eat it all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Much <\/b>can modify comparatives and superlatives.<\/p>\n

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        • I feel much better <\/b>today.<\/li>\n
        • This is much the best novel<\/b> I have read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Much c<\/b>an also modify adjectives, adverbs and verbs.<\/p>\n

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          • I am much annoyed at his behaviour.<\/li>\n
          • I don’t like mangoes much.<\/li>\n
          • She likes them very much.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Much vs. Many<\/h3>\n

            Much <\/b>is used with singular nouns; many <\/b>is used with plural nouns.<\/p>\n

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            • I don\u2019t have much free time <\/b>due to the demands of work.<\/li>\n
            • She didn\u2019t eat much breakfast. <\/b><\/li>\n
            • Many children<\/b> are there in the park today.<\/li>\n
            • He was among the many visitors <\/b>to the site.<\/li>\n
            • Among his many faults <\/b>is self-importance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Before a pronoun, a determiner or a geographical name we use many of.<\/b><\/p>\n

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              • Many of us <\/b>thought that he was a fool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

                More<\/h2>\n

                More<\/b> is the comparative of much <\/b>and many.<\/b> It indicates a greater number or quantity of something.<\/p>\n

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                • We need more money. <\/b><\/li>\n
                • This problem is more complex <\/b>than the other.<\/li>\n
                • You need more sleep. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  We use more of<\/b> before a pronoun, a geographical name or a noun with a determiner.<\/p>\n

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                  • He is more of a <\/b>fool than I thought.<\/li>\n
                  • Can I have more of that <\/b>cheese?<\/li>\n
                  • I would like to see more of Canada. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Most<\/h2>\n

                    Most<\/b> is the superlative of much <\/b>and many.<\/b><\/p>\n

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                    • Most people <\/b>enjoy watching a good movie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      When most <\/b>has the superlative meaning, we use the <\/b>before it.<\/p>\n

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                      • Those who have the most money<\/b> are not always the happiest.<\/li>\n
                      • He won the most votes<\/b> in the election.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        However, the<\/b> can be dropped when most<\/b> simply means the majority of.<\/p>\n

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                        • Most children <\/b>love toys.<\/li>\n
                        • Most people <\/b>love children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          Before a pronoun, a geographical name or a noun with a determiner, we use most of.<\/b><\/p>\n

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                          • We had done most of the <\/b>work before lunchtime.<\/li>\n
                          • Most of my <\/b>friends live abroad.<\/li>\n
                          • Most of us <\/b>don\u2019t own cars.<\/li>\n
                          • Most of Egypt<\/b> is barren.<\/li>\n
                          • She does most of her <\/b>writing at home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            We use most <\/b>before a noun or a noun phrase without a determiner.<\/p>\n

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                            • Most children <\/b>love chocolates.<\/li>\n
                            • Most people <\/b>enjoy watching a good movie.<\/li>\n
                            • He won the most seats <\/b>in the election.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              Points to be noted<\/b>Most <\/b>is the superlative of much<\/b>. In comparisons when most<\/b> has a superlative meaning we normally use it with the<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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                              • This is the most expensive <\/b>suit I have ever bought.<\/li>\n
                              • This is the most difficult<\/b> phase in my life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                However, the <\/b>can be dropped when there is no idea of comparison.<\/p>\n

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                                • Most people<\/b> enjoy watching a good movie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                  Much means a lot of. It is used with singular nouns. There isn\u2019t much food in the house. I don&3146;t have much free time. You always give me too much trouble. Before a pronoun,...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[251],"tags":[1622,1623,1624,1621,1625],"class_list":["post-72392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar","tag-many","tag-more","tag-most","tag-much","tag-much-vs-many"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72392"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72393,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72392\/revisions\/72393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}