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Not many vs Not much

Both 'not many' and 'not much' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Not many' is used when referring to countable nouns, while 'not much' is used with uncountable nouns. It's important to match the correct phrase with the type of noun being described.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 770 views

Not many

This phrase is correct when referring to countable nouns.

Use 'not many' when you are talking about a small number of countable items. For example, 'There are not many apples left in the basket.'

Examples:

There are not many people at the party.
She has not many friends in this city.
There are not many books on the shelf.
Not many students passed the exam.
There are not many cars in the parking lot.

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Not many Colonists know Marauder traditions.
Not many of you men have seen action.
Not many women have your touch.
Not many survived through the years.
Not many in law enforcement that don't.
Not many women pass the Gary Grill test.
Not many called Tonya, bearing the name Komarov.
Not many girls can stand as well as that.
Not many women can wear a Marchesi without looking ridiculous.
Not many girls can say they've done this.
Not many singers can do that.
Not many in your line of work do that.
Not many, but enough to protect you till dawn.
Not many girls could dress as casually as she did.
Not many women appreciate my collection.
Not many, but some do.
Not many go against what you want.
Not many near decapitations in the hinterlands of Western Massachusetts.
Not many villages in England can say that.
Not many girls would've done what you did.

Alternatives:

few
a small number of
scant
limited
hardly any

Not much

This phrase is correct when referring to uncountable nouns.

Use 'not much' when you are talking about a small amount of something that cannot be counted. For example, 'There is not much sugar left in the jar.'

Examples:

There is not much time left before the deadline.
She does not have much money in her wallet.
There is not much milk in the fridge.
Not much effort was put into the project.
There is not much information available on the topic.

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Not much longer will Elias survive.
Not much, I'm sure.
Not much, three packs of cigarettes.
Not much, but it might help.
Not much money, father out of the picture.
Not much, but that was all right.
Not much, a few days a week.
Not much when it's shut down.
Not much, just a little...
Not much if this is all there is.
Not much, just the headlines.
Not much older than her, she said.
Not much beyond she's an egyptologist.
Not much, but it passed the time.
Not much, you ask me.
Not much they could do without getting folks killed.
Not much money, but you learn a lot about life.
Not much education, but ambitious.
Not much up that way but Canada.
Not much hope for forensics now.

Alternatives:

little
a small amount of
scant
limited
hardly any

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