many + PLURAL NOUN ? – English Grammar Profiler

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Determiners are words that come before nouns and provide information about the quantity or specificity of the noun. One type of determiner is a quantity determiner, which indicates the amount or number of something. When it comes to the quantity determiner “many,” it is used specifically with plural nouns.

“Many” is an interrogative quantity determiner when it is used in questions to ask about the number or amount of something. Here’s an example of “many” being used as an interrogative determiner:

  • “How many books are on the shelf?” In this question, “many” is used to inquire about the number of books present on the shelf. The speaker is seeking information or a specific count of the books.

In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 45 in the category of DETERMINERS/quantity is defined as:

‘MANY’ WITH PLURAL NOUNS, INTERROGATIVE

An iWeb search for:

many _NN2 ?

Certainly! Here’s the revised list without the space before the question marks:

  1. MANY OTHERS? 293
  2. MANY POSSIBILITIES? 181
  3. MANY THINGS? 168
  4. MANY QUESTIONS? 167
  5. MANY OPTIONS? 126
  6. MANY CHILDREN? 122
  7. MANY WAYS? 106
  8. MANY GAMES? 83
  9. MANY CHOICES? 81
  10. MANY BOOKS? 78
  11. MANY PROBLEMS? 78
  12. MANY COUNTRIES? 76
  13. MANY WORDS? 72
  14. MANY PLACES? 67
  15. MANY CASES? 65
  16. MANY MEN? 62
  17. MANY WOMEN? 61
  18. MANY KIDS? 59
  19. MANY LAYERS? 54
  20. MANY FRIENDS? 53
  21. MANY LEVELS? 50
  22. MANY POINTS? 50
  23. MANY PLAYERS? 48
  24. MANY PAGES? 47
  25. MANY LIVES? 46
  26. MANY CHARACTERS? 45
  27. MANY STUDENTS? 45
  28. MANY USERS? 44
  29. MANY EMPLOYEES? 43
  30. MANY COATS? 42
  31. MANY GROUPS? 41
  32. MANY COLORS? 41
  33. MANY EGGS? 41
  34. MANY AMERICANS? 40
  35. MANY GENERATIONS? 35
  36. MANY EMAILS? 35
  37. MANY JOBS? 35
  38. MANY SETS? 35
  39. MANY MIRACLES? 34
  40. MANY ANIMALS? 33
  41. MANY CHANGES? 32
  42. MANY NAMES? 32
  43. MANY CUSTOMERS? 31
  44. MANY CUPS? 31
  45. MANY BEDROOMS? 31
  46. MANY BABIES? 31
  47. MANY FOLLOWERS? 31
  48. MANY POUNDS? 30
  49. MANY SITES? 30
  50. MANY GIRLS? 29
  51. MANY STEPS? 29
  52. MANY FANS? 28
  53. MANY CHANNELS? 28
  54. MANY AREAS? 28
  55. MANY RESOURCES? 28
  56. MANY BENEFITS? 27
  57. MANY UNITS? 27
  58. MANY PIECES? 26
  59. MANY ROUNDS? 26
  60. MANY USES? 26
  61. MANY CARBS? 25
  62. MANY IDEAS? 25
  63. MANY ISSUES? 25
  64. MANY LEGS? 25
  65. MANY LOCATIONS? 25
  66. MANY PASSENGERS? 25
  67. MANY PLANTS? 25
  68. MANY TICKETS? 25
  69. MANY VEGETABLES? 25
  70. MANY COPIES? 24
  71. MANY COMPANIES? 24
  72. MANY FORMS? 24
  73. MANY MEMBERS? 24
  74. MANY SECRETS? 24
  75. MANY TOYS? 24
  76. MANY WIVES? 24
  77. MANY FEET? 23
  78. MANY LANGUAGES? 23
  79. MANY PRODUCTS? 23
  80. MANY RULES? 23
  81. MANY CARS? 22
  82. MANY HATS? 22
  83. MANY MISTAKES? 22
  84. MANY STATES? 22
  85. MANY TESTS? 22
  86. MANY DEATHS? 21
  87. MANY FEATURES? 21
  88. MANY GUESTS? 21
  89. MANY LETTERS? 21
  90. MANY OCCASIONS? 21
  91. MANY SHOTS? 21
  92. MANY FINGERS? 20
  93. MANY FILES? 20
  94. MANY DETAILS? 20
  95. MANY CHRISTIANS? 20
  96. MANY CLIENTS? 20
  97. MANY ITEMS? 20
  98. MANY VARIABLES? 20
  99. MANY COMPETITORS? 19
  100. MANY DENOMINATIONS? 19

A2 Vocabulary:

areas, cases, channels, companies, copies, customers, details, fans, files, fingers, forms,

guests, ideas, levels, members, mistakes, passengers, pieces, points, pounds, sets, sites, toys, ways

B1: benefits, characters, choices, competitors, deaths, employees, generations, issues, items, kids,

locations, occasions, options, possibilities, products, rules, secrets, steps, units, users