A LOT | MUCH (subject pronouns) – English Grammar Profiler

In the English Grammar Profile, C2 point 110 in the category of PRONOUNS/quantity is defined:

‘A LOT’ AND ‘MUCH’ as subject pronouns for focus

In the English Vocabulary Profile (EVP), ‘much’ or ‘much OF-phrase’ in the subject position is listed at C1.  For example:

Much of their stored carbon makes its way back to the atmosphere.

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The EVP has other C1 entries for ‘much of phrases’:

It‘s okay, 

I am not much of a dancer myself.

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A search in iWeb corpus for:

. A lot _V

1 . A LOT HAS 2043

A lot has happened since that time.

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2 . A LOT DEPENDS 935

A lot depends on how you answer.

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3 . A LOT CAN 852 4 . A LOT IS 572 5 . A LOT WILL 401 6 . A LOT WAS 201 7 . A LOT GOES 172 8 . A LOT ARE 161 9 . A LOT HAVE 97

10 . A LOT COULD 94

. Much _V

1 . MUCH HAS 2489

2 . MUCH APPRECIATED 2187

3 . MUCH LIKE 1310

4 . MUCH IS 1023 5 . MUCH LOVE 752 6 . MUCH DEPENDS 750 7 . MUCH WAS 514 8 . MUCH WILL 479

9 . MUCH CAN 413

10 . MUCH LOVED 317

We also noticed common premodifiers:

That much has always been clear to those of us who have studied wandlore.

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1 . THAT MUCH IS 881
2 . SO MUCH HAS 818

So much has been happening.

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3 . SO MUCH IS 662
4 . TOO MUCH IS 402

And if too much is taken?

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5 . TOO MUCH CAN 228 6 . THAT MUCH WAS 203 7 . SO MUCH DEPENDS 194 8 . SO MUCH WAS 192 9 . SO MUCH CAN 191

10 . TOO MUCH WILL 118

EXAMPLES:

Since that time, a lot has happened.

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Much has been said of the Latino vote this election.

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