MUCH / A LOT OF / LOTS OF
●Much is used only with uncountable nouns. It is used mainly in questions and negative sentences:
•Do you have much free time •How much experience have you had?
•I donʼt have much free time.
●In statements a lot of or lots of (informal) is much more common:
•How much (money) does she earn?
•She earns a lot of money.
●You can also use plenty (of). These phrases can also be used in questions and negative sentences.
●A lot of/ lots of is still felt to be informal, especially in British English, so in formal writing it is better to use much, a great deal of or a large amount of.
●Very much and a lot can be used as adverbs:
•I miss my family very much.
•I miss very much my family.
•I miss my family a lot.
•Thanks a lot.
●In negative sentences you can use much:
•I didnʼt enjoy the film (very) much.
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