Expressing quantity with much, many, and a lot of
A lot of / lots of + countable plural or uncountable
Much + uncountable; Many + countable plural
How much + uncountable? How many + countable plural?
💡 Much/many in affirmatives sounds formal; prefer a lot of in casual speech.
✓I don't have much money.
✗I don't have many money.
Money is uncountable; use much.
✓How many people came?
✗How much people came?
People is countable; use many.
✓She has a lot of experience.
✗She has many experience.
Experience is uncountable; use a lot of or much.