I have much money

 

I thought it is correct to say "a lot of money" but now I �m confused. Could anyone tell me what the rules are concerning much/many/a lot of in such sentences?.. Thanks a lot, have a nice day!

A LOT OF and LOTS OF can be used with both.

 

Money is uncountable; coins or banknotes are countable.

 

I hope I �ve been useful!! Have a nice day!!

"I haven �t got much money" 

 

Also, "many "is used in "negative sentences" too.

 

"There aren �t many students in the class."

 

But, I am not sure of that rule anyway..

Look I searched the BBC World Service and got you this explanation by Mark Shea.

 

Mark Shea answers:

For this  question , I think the original advice was very good: we tend to use �many � and �much � in questions and negatives, and use �lots of � or �a lot of � in affirmative statements - certainly in spoken English at least.
For example:
"There are lots of people in the street" AND "That is a lot of milk" are affirmative statements.
"There aren �t many people in the street," is negative and "How much milk do you want?" is a question.

Grammatically speaking, there is nothing wrong with:
"There are many people in the park," but in spoken English, we �re far more likely use:
"There are lots of people in the park."

But in more formal writing, it �s probably true that we prefer �many � and �much � to �a lot of � and �lots of �, so if you �re speaking or writing to friends, it should be: "There are lots of cars in the street," or "People have written a lot about it."
But if you want to be more formal, perhaps "There were many cars in the street that day" or "Much has been written about it" might sound better.

I hope this explanation is satisfying !!!

Hugs,

Nebal

 

I learnt:

 

How much money have you got?  I �ve got lots of money or a lot of money.

 

I have never heard of I have much money although you can say I have very little money.

 

 Good luck!!

 

 

Douglas