MANY/MANY OF 1
B1–B2 · IntermediateUse many directly before a plural noun, but many of before a specific group introduced by a word such as the, these, or my. See if you can recognize those patterns.
Choose whether each of the following sentences requires many or many of.
1. This city has ________ good restaurants.
Correct answer: many — many before a general noun without a determiner — many good restaurants.
2. ________ this city's restaurants are good.
Correct answer: Many of — many of before a specific noun with a determiner — many of this city's.
3. My grandparents have ________ books.
Correct answer: many — many before a general noun — many books.
4. I have met ________ her friends.
Correct answer: many of — many of before a pronoun or specific noun — many of her friends.
5. Martha likes ________ different kinds of music.
Correct answer: many — many before a general noun — many different kinds.
6. She likes ________ the bands that I like.
Correct answer: many of — many of before a specific group with the — many of the bands.
7. Do you have ________ friends?
Correct answer: many — many in a general question — do you have many friends?
8. ________ us don't agree with him.
Correct answer: Many of — many of before a pronoun — many of us.
9. I have been there ________ times.
Correct answer: many — many before a general noun — many times.
10. ________ these apartments are for sale.
Correct answer: Many of — many of before a specific group with a determiner — many of these apartments.
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Many vs many of is part of a wider family of tricky quantifier choices — these exercises cover them all.
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Much or many? 2 (A2/B1)
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Fewer or less? 1 (B1/B2)
Some or any? 1 (B1/B2)
Some or any? 2 (A2/B1)
So, such, many, much 1 (B1/B2)
More, most, or the most? 1 (B1/B2)
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Many vs many of is part of a wider family of tricky quantifier choices — these exercises cover them all.
More quantifier exercises:
Much or many? 1 (A2/B1)
Much or many? 2 (A2/B1)
Much or a lot of? 1 (B1/B2)
Fewer or less? 1 (B1/B2)
Some or any? 1 (B1/B2)
Some or any? 2 (A2/B1)
So, such, many, much 1 (B1/B2)
More, most, or the most? 1 (B1/B2)
More, most, or the most? 2 (B1/B2)
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