有读者问：有人说数量词 much 和 many 通常都用于否定结构和疑问句中，对吗？
对的，数量词（或不定代词）much 和 many 相当于形容词和名词时，现在一般用在否定结构和疑问句中，如：
(1)There isn't much time to change trains.
(2)Has he got much money saved up?
(3)— Are there many people waiting for the bus?
— No, there aren't many .
那么，在肯定结构中用什么词呢？在肯定结构中，我们可以用别的数量词，如 a lot of （lots of), plenty of, a large number of （后接可数名词）， a great deal of （后多接不可数名词）等。其中最常用的是 a lot of，如上述句（3）中的答语如是肯定结构，即可说：Yes, there are a lot。
much 和 many 是否也可以用于肯定结构呢？可以，但一般只用在正式文体中，如：
(4)Much has been done to improve conditions of work.
(5)Many , just like me, have failed in the past but are trying again.
(6)Many famous poets have died young.
当 much 和 many 与 as, so, too 等连用时，亦可用肯定结构，如：
(7)You can have as much as you like.
(8)There's so much going on I know nothing of.
(9)There are far too many accidents at this junction.
many 与 for （经历）和 the 连用时亦可用于肯定结构，如：
(10)I have lived here for many years.
(11)One of the many people he knows can help him to get a job.
（the many 和 the few 相对）
另外有些含有 much 和 many 的成语，如 it's a bit much, much thanks, many a, a great many 等，这里就不举例说明了。
