​How many lemons are there? Not many.

How much rice do we have?​ Not much.

Can you get me a few oranges?​

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​I need a little cream.​

I need a lot of lemons. ​​

I don't like food that has a lot of salt.​

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​A lot of / lots of

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Both countable and uncountable​

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​Much and many are used in questions an negatives. In affirmative sentences prefer a lot of/ lots of.

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(A) little is used with singular nouns (uncountable) nouns: a little water, a little milk, a little sand, a little air.

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A little