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G Other Pronouns– Much and Many
Many shows number and is used:
As the subject or part of the subject, such as –

1. Many have been respected and worshipped.
2. Many of us went to see the famous social activist.

In the expressions a good many a great many so many too many how many as many - , , , , , .
In all other cases replace many by ‘a lot of’, ‘a great number of’, ‘plenty of’; as –

Have you bought many pens?

In interrogative and negative sentences, such as –
1. Did you see many persons at the theatre?

2. She has not solved many sums.

Much shows quantity and follows the same rules as ‘many’. ‘Much’ can be replaced by
‘a lot of’, ‘a great deal of’ and ‘plenty of’; as –
Read the following examples:

1. Does her cow give much milk?
2. This room is much larger than the other.

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles.

1. _____________ doctor said to _____________ patient, “You will not smoke”.
2. Cadets had to walk _____________ distance of 8 km daily.

3. Wisdom is _____________ gift of heaven.
4. He likes to play _____________ tabla.

5. _____________ workers made _____________ union.
6. His brother had been _____________ IAS officer.

B. Fill in the blanks with the determiners in the following sentences.
1. She wants __________________ more ice cream.

2. I want to buy __________________ magazine.
3. Could I have __________________ more drink?

4. Alexander the Great was __________________ Macedonian.
5. I have __________________ skates but he doesn’t have ____________.

6. __________________ people in India live on the houseboats.

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