Element FORM: 'MANY' WITH PLURAL NOUNS, INTERROGATIVE
SuperCat DETERMINERS
SubCat quantity
Lexical Range N/A
Level B1
Cando Can use 'many' with plural nouns in interrogative contexts.
Corrected Learner Example Have you got many friends in England? (Brazil; B1 THRESHOLD; 2009; Portuguese; Pass)

[talking about TV] How many channels are there in Britain? (Spain; B1 THRESHOLD; 2010; Spanish - European; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example
Comments There is very little evidence of interrogative use because of the lack of spoken data. It may be that in spoken data we see this at lower levels.

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