![]() You might see it used in written articles or reports. In positive sentences, many can be used in a more formal way than a lot of. You didn’t make many cakes and now they’re all gone. This means I have a small number of friends. Many can be used for questions and negative sentences, and is only used for countable nouns. ![]() You might have heard native English speakers say this, but it is incorrect so be careful not to use it in a speaking exam. We don’t use a lot of for questions or negative statements. This is an informal expression, used mostly in conversation. – There were a lot of people at the party. A lot ofĪ lot of is always used for positive sentences. In my previous video, you found out how to use some and any – great! (And if you haven’t seen it you can find it here)īut what about a lot of, many and much? Are they interchangeable? Do they form part of any idioms? Check out my new video, which is the second in my series about common quantifiers – those words that talk about an amount of something.
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