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Beberapa contoh di bawah ini:
a good deal of money = banyak uang
a great deal of money = banyak uang
a good deal of business = banyak bisnis
a great deal of business = banyak bisnis
a large quantity of wine = banyak anggur
a great quantity of ink = banyak tinta
plenty of time = banyak waktu
plenty of coffee = banyak kopi
a good many customers = banyak pelanggan
a great many customers = banyak pelanggan
a good number of persons = banyak orang
a great number of persons = banyak orang

2. A lot of digunakan dalam kalimat berita sedangkan many dalam kalimat
menyangkal dan kalimat tanya.
Kalimat berita:
• She has a lot of pencils.
Ia mempunyai banyak pensil.
Kalimat menyangkal:
• She hasn't many pencils.
Ia tak mempunyai banyak pensil.
Kalimat tanya:
• Has she many pencils?
Apakah ia mempunyai banyak buku?

3. A lot of digunakan dalam kalimat berita sedangkan much dalam kalimat
menyangkal dan kalimat tanya.
Kalimat berita:
• She has a lot of salt.
Dia mempunyai banyak garam.
Kalimat menyangkal:
• She hasn't much salt.
Ia tak mempunyai banyak garam.
Kalimat tanya:
• Has she much salt?
Apakah ia mempunyai banyak garam?

4. Jika many dan much digunakan dalam kalimat berita seperti a lot of.
Contoh 1:
A lot of:
• Rahel bought a lot of pens yesterday.
Rahel membeli banyak pena kemarin.
Many:
• Rahel bought many pens yesterday.
Rahel membeli banyak pena kemarin.

288 Dr. H. Pauzan, S.Pd, S.IPI, M.Hum, M.Pd.