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We also use them in questions: **How many** + countable noun, **How much** + uncountable noun.\n\nWe use **many** with **countable nouns** and **much** with **uncountable nouns**.\n\n## When do we use many?\n\nYou use **many** with **countable nouns**.\n\n* Countable nouns are things you **can count**.\n\n**Examples of countable nouns:**\nbooks, apples, chairs, people, cars, dogs\n\nExamples:\n\n* “I have **many books**.”\n* “There are **many students** in the class.”\n* “She has **many friends**.”\n\n**Important:**\nCountable nouns are plural after **many**: many apples, many chairs.\n\n## When do we use much?\n\nYou use **much** with **uncountable nouns**.\n\n* Uncountable nouns are things you **cannot count one by one**.\n\n**Examples of uncountable nouns:**\nwater, milk, sugar, money, time, rice\n\nExamples:\n\n* “I don’t have **much time**.”\n* “There isn’t **much water** left.”\n* “She doesn’t have **much money**.”\n\n**Important:**\nWhen we use uncountable nouns with **much**, we do not use a plural form: much water, much sugar.\n\n## Many and much in questions\n\nYou also use **many** and **much** in **questions**.\n\nWith **many** (countable):\n\n* “How **many** students are in the class?”\n* “How **many** apples do you want?”\n\nWith **much** (uncountable):\n\n* “How **much** water do you drink?”\n* “How **much** money do you need?”\n\n## Many and much in negative sentences\n\nMany and much are very common in negative sentences.\n\nWith **many** (countable):\n\n* “I don’t have **many books**.”\n* “There aren’t **many people** here.”\n\nWith **much** (uncountable):\n\n* “I don’t have **much time**.”\n* “There isn’t **much milk**.”\n\n## Many and much in positive sentences\n\nRule: In positive sentences, we usually say **a lot of** (a lot of water \u002F a lot of friends).\n\nIn everyday English, **much** is not common in positive sentences. 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