Quantities: too many/too much/a lot of/enough

Grammar - Determiners

We can use many with plural nouns and much with uncountable nouns for questions and negative statements. We can use a lot of for positive statements.

• QUESTION:
• many/much/a lot of/lots of/enough
• NEGATIVE:
• many/much/a lot of/lots of/enough
• POSITIVE:
• a lot of/lots of/enough

We can use too many with plural nouns and too much with uncountable nouns for positive statements.

• many/too many + PLURAL NOUN
• Have you got many eggs?
• No, I haven't got many eggs.
• much/too much + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
• Have you got much milk?
• No, I haven't got much milk.
• a lot of/lots of + PLURAL/UNCOUNTABLE
• Have you got a lot of apples?
• Yes, I've got a lot of apples.
• Have you got many oranges?
• Yes, I've got lots of oranges.

We can use enough with plural nouns and uncountable nouns for questions, negative statements and positive statements.

• enough + PLURAL/UNCOUNTABLE
• Have you got enough water?
• Yes, I've got enough water.