QUANTIFIERS - Large Quantity

Large quantity quantifiers

Much and many:

Much 用於不能數的名詞（Uncountable and always be singular）; many 用於可數的名詞.

IMPORTANT NOTE: 在現代英語口語，much和many不經常用作肯定句(affirmative statement)的量詞，它們較多用在疑問句和否定的語境。

Examples: 1. I have many reasons for thinking that this man is innocent. 

可以接受的，但比較正式。大多數英文人會講：I have plenty of / a lot of / ample / reasons for thinking .....

2. Much whisky is of very good quality. 

這句話technically是可以接受的，但在口語不太可能。大多數人會說: A lot of whisky / A good proportion of whisky / Plenty of whisky ......

3. He has much money 

這句不太正統。 會說: He has a lot of money / He has loads of money.

4. Much of what you have written is very good. 

"much of" 這表達方法在這affirmative的環境是可以的; 在比較formal的語境中，幾下講法或寫法較理想：A lot of what you have written.....A good deal of what you have written.....

With so and too

Examples: 1. There is so much poverty in the world

2. There are too many people in here

Lots of, a lot of, plenty of, a large number of, numerous

這些表達方法或多或少都是同義詞。在上面的列表中，它們由最非正式（lots of）到最正式（numerous）依次排列。

記住：盡量避免使用much / many在肯定的語句 (affirmative statement)。雖然不是錯，但在現代英語立場來説，它往往聽起來很正式，古老或奇怪。另一方面，有時在肯定語境使用much of / many of; so much / so many和 too much / too many是完全可以接受的。