A lot of/lots of son usados con sustantivos contables en plural y sustantivos

incontables, en oraciones afirmativas. La preposicin of se omite cuando a lot/lots

no va seguido por un sustantivo.
Were there a lot of/lots of apples on the tree? Yes, there were lots.
Much y many son usados en oraciones negativas e interrogaciones. Much se usa
con sustantivos incontables y many con sustantivos contables en plural.
There aren't many parks in the centre of the city.
Did you spend much money at the market?
How much/how many se usan en preguntas y negaciones.
How much + sustantivo incontable -> cantidad
How much salt shall I put in the sauce?
How many + sustantivo contable -> nmero
How many children does she have?
Too much es usado con sustantivos incontables. Tiene un significado negativo y
muestra que hay ms de lo que queremos o necesitamos.
I couldn't sleep, the workmen were making too much noise.
Too many es usado con sustantivos contables en plural. Tiene el mismo significado
negativo que too much.
It was very crowded. There were too many people there.
A lot of
Se utiliza en frases afirmativas, delante de un sustantivo:
Contable en plural:
I have got a lot of books.
Incontable (singular):
I have got a lot of work.
Much
Se utiliza en frases interrogativas y negativas, delante de un sustantivo incontable
(singular):

How much water is there in the swimming-pool?

There isnt much water in the swimming-pool.
Many
Se utiliza en frases interrogativas y negativas, delante de un sustantivo contable
en plural:
How many apples are there in the basket?
There arent many apples in the basket.
Observaciones:
En ingls oral, a lot of tambin puede ser utilizado en frases interrogativas y
negativas:
Have you got a lot of books? // We havent got a lot of time.
Ejemplos:
This bookshop has few books about Spanish history
There is little hope that the hostage will be released
I have so much homework tonight!
I have so many problems in the school!
- I have little interest (sustantivo singular incontable) in politicsTengo poco inters
en la poltica.
- Few people (sustantivo plural) are really bad. Pocas personas son realmente
malas.
-They need a few friends to be happy. Necesitan unos pocos amigos para ser feliz.
- A little exercise a day would do you good. Un poco de ejercicio al da te har
bien.

Little y Few
Para empezar, hay que tener en cuenta que las palabras "Little" y ""Few" se
emplean para expresar cantidades pequeas, al contrario que "Much", "Many" y "A
lot of".
El uso de estas dos palabras para indicar cantidades pequeas de ciertos
sustantivos est determinado por su naturaleza singular o plural.
"Little" (poco, poca) se est refiriendo a sustantivos singulares e incontables.
"Few" (pocos, pocas) hacemos referencia a sustantivos en plural y contables.
Cabe sealar que en ambos casos puede ir precedido por el artculo determinado
A con lo cual se obtiene un significado ms positivo expresando que poco es
mejor que nada o que es ms de lo que se espera
FEW AND LITTLE
Little: Empleamos little con sustantivos singulares (normalmente incontables
pero no siempre)
Few: Empleamos few con sustantivos plural.
SOME Y ANY
Some: Se puede usar some para frases afirmativas.
Some es universal y se puede usarla con contables e incontables.
Any: Se usa any en frases interrogativas o en frases negativas.
Se puede usarla con contables e incontables.
Were there lots of apples on the tree?
We havent got a lot of time.
How many children does she have?
There isnt much water in the swimming-pool.
I couldn't sleep, the workmen were making too much noise.
It was very crowded. There were too many people there.
I have so much homework tonight!
I have so many problems in the school!
I have little interest in politics.
Few people are really bad.
They need a few friends to be happy.
A little exercise a day would do you good.