Much
Much digunakan untuk kata benda yang tidak dapat dihitung (uncountable), dan umumnya digunakan dalam pernyataan-pernyataan negatif dan kalimat bertanya. Tidak lazim menggunakan much pada pernyataan-pernyataan positif. Sebagai contoh:
- I don’t have much money.
- Do you have much time?
- “I have much time.” Ini kedengaran tidak lazim.
Many digunakan untuk kata benda yang dapat dihitung (countable), dan sering digunakan pada pernyataan-pernyataan negatif dan kalimat bertanya. Akan tetapi, many juga digunakan dalam pernyataan-pernyataan positif. Contoh:
- I don’t have many apples.
- Do you have many friends?
- Many people come here in summer.
- He has many good friends from Harvard University.
- Do you see your family much?
- No, not much.
A lot of digunakan untuk kata benda uncountable dan countable, dan umumnya digunakan untuk pernyataan-pernyataan afirmatif. Misalnya:
- I have a lot of friends.
- I have a lot of time.
- Do you want a lot of pizza? (Penanya memperkirakan anda ingin makan banyak)
- Do you want much pizza? (Ini kedengaran tidak lazim, tetapi penanya memperkirakan anda tidak ingin makan banyak.)
- I have lots of time.
- I have a lot of time.
How much digunakan untuk menanyakan tentang harga sesuatu. Misalnya:
- How much is it?
- How much is that dog in the window?
- How much money do you have?
- How many apples does he have?
1) We need to go shopping.
I don’t think so, we’ve got a lot of food here.
We don’t have much milk or bread, and we don’t have much water.
Oh, OK. Lets go shopping this evening.
2) How’s your university?
It’s great. I have lots of friends and there are a lot of great professors. I don’t have much money, but that’s OK. Also I’m really busy these days, so I don’t have much time.
Are you enjoying it?
Sure, it’s going well.
3) How many students are in your class?
We don’t have many students, just eight.
That’s great! You can study a lot.
Right. And I can talk to the teacher a lot as well. That’s good.
Do you have many friends in your class?
Yes, I go out with them a lot.