MUCH and MANY, (A) LITTLE, (A) FEW, A LOT

With nouns that we can count.

a few, few, many

Used with nouns that we can not count.

a little, little, much

With both countable and uncountable nouns:

A lot of

Generally, much and many are used with the negative and interrogative forms.

With the affirmative form we use a lot of.

Examples:

With countable nouns: many, few, a few, a lot of

a. Are there many people in Australia?

b. No, there are few people in Australia.

c. Would you like a few postcards?

d. He hasn't many opportunities.

e. Judy has a lot of friends.

With uncountable nouns: much, little, a little, a lot of.

a. How much is that dress?

(note: we can omit the noun 'money')

b. I have a little money in the bank.

c. She doesn't have much time with her children.

d. There is a lot of information about Italy in this travel brochure.

e. How much do you know about China?