Penggunaan a lot, much, dan many

Ingin tahu tentang:

• contoh kalimat much many a lot of
• contoh kalimat a lot of dalam bahasa inggris
• penggunaan many much

Berikut ini merupakan materi tentang penggunaan a lot, much, dan many dalam bahasa Inggris disertai contoh kalimat dan latihan soal (exercise) yang dilengkapi dengan kunci jawabannya.

much

– much digunakan dengan pola kalimat much + uncountable noun

contoh:

• much food, much money, etc

contoh kalimat:

• Did you buy much food?
• We haven’t got much luggage.

– much juga digunakan dalam kalimat tanya dan kalimat negatif, tetapi jarang digunakan dalam kalimat positif.

contoh:

• Do you drink much coffee?       / Do you drink a lot of coffee?
• I don’t drink much coffee.         / I don’t drink a lot of coffee.
• I drink a lot of coffee.             (bukan ‘I drink much coffee.’)
• Do you drink much coffee?         – Yes, a lot. (bukan ‘much’)

a lot

a lot of dapat digunakan dengan berbagai macam tipe kata benda (noun). Polanya adalah:

a lot of + all types of noun

contoh kalimat:

• We bought a lot of food.
• Emily has got a lot free time.
• We bought a lot of books.

Note:

• a lot of + singular verb
  – There is a lot of food/money/water …
• a lot of  + plural verb
  – There are a lot of trees/shops/people …
  – A lot of people speak English.

many

– many digunakan dengan pola kalimat many + plural noun (kata benda jamak).

contoh:

• many books, many people, etc

contoh dalam kalimat:

• Did you buy many books?
• We don’t know many people.

– many (seperti a lot of) dapat digunakan di semua tipe kalimat (positive, negative, interrogative)

contoh:

• Have you got many friends / a lot of friends?
• We haven’t got many friends / a lot of friends.
• We’ve got many friends / a lot of friends.

Nah, sekarang kamu sudah tahu tentang penggunaan a lot, much, dan many dalam bahasa Inggris. Kerjakan latihan soal (exercise) yang ada pada link di bawah ini dan jika ada pertanyaan, silakan tuliskan pada kolom komentar.

Exercise! Penggunaan a lot, much, dan many