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Rule "'much' + countable noun, e.g. 'much (many) children'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: 'much' + countable noun, e.g. 'much (many) children'
Message: Use <suggestion>many</suggestion> with countable plural nouns like '\3'.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-many-vs-much/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • There are much young children.
    Correction suggestion: many
  • Too much failed orders.
    Correction suggestion: many
  • I think that there are too much active processes on this server.
    Correction suggestion: many
  • Still have too much business meetings and suffer from lack of sleep.
    Correction suggestion: many
  • I'm going to start to learn as much foreign languages as possible before I die.
    Correction suggestion: many
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • You spend too much time indoors.
  • On one occasion Aristotle was asked how much educated men were superior to those uneducated.
  • The size of electric bills will depend on how hot it gets and how much power customers use for air conditioning.
  • Much weather derivatives use is occurring in the natural gas, propane and electricity markets.
  • It is not confirmed how much other features of its skeleton reflect adaptation to bipedalism on the ground as well.
  • In my opinion, bringing lawyers in too early just results in a flurry of paper back and forth, but not much gets done.
  • There's still much experts don't know.
  • There's not much companies can do about that.
  • Years do not wait, no matter how much men may wait.
  • Not much changes when running the (gaming mouse) in wireless mode.
  • Not much surprises me anymore.
ID: MUCH_COUNTABLE [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-13 22:33:10 +0100)