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"Many" and "a lot of"
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NM Liang asked if the sentence, "I have many coin," is correct.
No, this sentence is not correct, because the word many is used with plural nouns, only, and coin is a singular noun.
The plural of coin is coins. Therefore, the correct sentence would be:
With a noncount noun, such as gold, which has no plural form, use "a lot of," as in this example:
I hope this helps.
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