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Noteclass 9 10

much / many / a lot of

Lesson 81 of 84

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Hindi zyada teen English: many + plural (people); much + pani-jaisi (How…? / don't); a lot of dono, khaas kar haan wali line. much people / many informations galat. Countable (gini jaaye) map = 20. few / little = 49. too many = 34.

1. Kya hai

Galti: ek Hindi word, galat English pair. Positive daily jumle me safe: a lot of (books bhi, rice bhi).

Word Yaad rakho Example
many countable plural (gini jaaye, 2+): people many people, many books, many friends
much pani-jaisi — How…? / don't How much rice? I don't have much time.
a lot of dono — khaas kar haan wali a lot of friends, a lot of money, a lot of homework

2. much vs many vs a lot of

Kis ke saath Yaad rakho Galat
people / books / students many / a lot of much people / much books
time / rice / water / money much (How…? / don't) / a lot of (positive) many time / many money / I have much money
How…? How many books? How much rice? How much books? How many water?
positive daily a lot of / lots of a lots of / lot of (bina a)

I have many friends chalega. I have much money ajeeb (positive me) — I have a lot of money. lots of ≈ a lot of (informal). some / any = 20, yahan nahi. too much / too many extra = 34 (too much people = too many people).

3. information / luggage — no -s

Hindi me yeh words aksar ginti lagte hain. English me uncountable (pani-jaisi): many + -s mat lagao.

Noun Yaad rakho Galat
information / news / advice a lot of information / the news is / some advice many informations / many news / many advices
luggage / furniture / equipment a lot of luggage / furniture / equipment many luggages / furnitures / equipments
homework / traffic / hair a lot of homework / traffic / long hair many homeworks / traffics / hairs (ginti hair alag)

Piece chahiye to: a piece of advice / a piece of information / two bags (bags countable; luggage nahi). advise = verb (63, yahan extra). few / a little = 49.

4. Examples

Bold = sahi form (much / many / a lot of).

  1. There were many people in the queue.
  2. She has many friends in Pune.
  3. How many books are on the desk?
  4. I don't have many chairs.
  5. How much rice is in the pot?
  6. I don't have much time before the metro.
  7. She has a lot of homework.
  8. I have a lot of money. (not much money / many money)
  9. There's a lot of traffic near the station.
  10. He gave me a lot of information. (not informations)
  11. The news is good. We haven't had much news.
  12. I need some advice. One piece of advice is enough.
  13. We have a lot of luggage. She packed two bags.
  14. Amma has long hair.
  15. There's lots of chai. (informal ≈ a lot of)

5. Common mistakes

There were much people. / much books / much friends.
There were many people. / many books. / many friends. / a lot of people.
many money / many time / many water / I have much money.
a lot of money. I don't have much time. How much water?
How much books? / How many rice?
How many books? How much rice?
He gave me many informations. / many advices / many news.
a lot of information / some advice / the news is…
many luggages / furnitures / homeworks / traffics / hairs
a lot of luggage / furniture / homework / traffic / long hair
a lots of chai / lot of friends (bina a)
a lot of chai / lots of friends
too much people in the queue
too many people (34 pehle padha). Here: many + people.
few time / I don't have some milk / since two years
few/little = 49. some/any = 20. since/for = I5. Here: much/many/a lot of.
Hindi note. Zyada log = many people / a lot of people, much people nahi. Zyada paise / time = positive me a lot of; question/negative me much. Jaankariyan / samaan = information / luggage (no -s with many).

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. There were ______ people in the queue.
2. I don't have ______ time.
3. She has ______ friends in Pune.
4. How ______ books are on the desk?
5. How ______ rice is in the pot?
6. Choose the sahi one:
7. Choose the sahi one:
8. Positive, money:
9. Choose the sahi one:
10. This page is not:

B. 5 fill-in

1. There were ______ people in the queue.

2. I don't have ______ time.

3. How ______ rice is in the pot?

4. She has ______ friends in Pune.

5. Sahi karo: He gave me many informations.

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche. Ek many people, ek a lot of money, ek How much rice.

  1. many: There were many people in the queue.
  2. a lot of: I have a lot of money.
  3. How much: How much rice is in the pot?

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. b) many — people countable. much people galat. a much nahi.
  2. c) much — time pani-jaisi, negative. many time galat.
  3. c) a lot of — positive, dono OK. much friends / a lots of galat.
  4. b) many — How many + plural. How much books galat. How a lot nahi.
  5. b) much — How much + pani-jaisi. How many rice galat.
  6. b) a lot of information — no -s. many informations / many information galat.
  7. b) many people — not much people / much of people.
  8. c) a lot of money — positive. much money ajeeb. many money galat.
  9. b) a lot of homework — a lots of / many homeworks galat.
  10. c) few / a little / fewer — 49, not I6.
Fill-in
  1. many — a lot of / lots of bhi OK.
  2. much — a lot of / lots of bhi OK.
  3. much
  4. many — a lot of / lots of bhi OK.
  5. He gave me a lot of information.
Model sentences
  1. There were many people in the queue.
  2. I have a lot of money.
  3. How much rice is in the pot?

Check: many + plural people/books/friends; much + pani-jaisi in How/don't; a lot of both, khaas kar haan wali; not much people / many money / I have much money; How many books / How much rice; information/news/advice/luggage/furniture/homework/traffic/hair no many+-s; a lot of not a lots of; lots of informal OK; some/any = 20; few/little = 49; too many people = 34; since/for = I5; will = I7.