TOEFL iTP | Written Expression | Wrong Choice of Much or Many

Welcome back to another TOEFL blog! In today’s podcast/blog, we’re going to go over the different phrases uses with plural nouns and how others can be used in expressions ONLY with non-count nouns.

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Used with plural Nouns

• Many
• Few, a few
• Fewer, the fewest
• Number

Used with non-count nouns

• Much
• Little, a little
• Less, the least
• Amount

Sample Items

Pearls are found in much colors, including cream, blue, lavender, and black.

Many must be used with a plural noun (colors).

Even during economic booms, there is a small number of unemployment.

The word amount must be used to refer to a non-count noun such as unemployment.

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