Expressing Quantity

Much / Many

'Much' and 'Many' are used in negative sentences and questions. 'Much' is used with uncountable nouns such as 'rice':

Examples
How much money have you got?
There isn't much rice left.
'Many' is used for countable(dapat dihitung) nouns such as 'apples':

Examples
How many people came to the party?
There aren't many apples on the table.

A Lot Of / Lots Of

'A lot of' and 'lots of' can be used with both count(dapat dihitung) and uncountabletidak dapat di hitung) nouns. 'A lot of' and 'lots of' are used in positive sentences(kalimat positif):

Examples
There is a lot of water in that jar.
He's got lots of friends in London.

(A) Little / (A) Few

'A little' and 'a few' indicate a quantity or number. Use 'a little' with uncountable nouns:

Examples
There is a little wine in that bottle. There is a little sugar in my coffee.

Use 'a few' with countable nouns.

Examples
He has a few friends in New York.
We bought a few sandwiches on our way to the park.

'Little' and 'few' indicate a limited(sedikit atau terbatas) quantity. Use 'little' with uncountable nouns:

Examples
I have little money to spend.
She found little time for work.

Examples
Use 'few' with countable nouns:

Examples
He has few students in his class. Jack finds few reasons to stay.