Much / Many / A lot of

much, many, and a lot of talk about a large amount.

• many + plural countable: many books, How many people?
• much + uncountable: much water, How much time?
• a lot of / lots of — both countable and uncountable, especially in affirmatives: a lot of friends, a lot of sugar

In A1 negatives and questions you often hear: I don't drink much coffee. · We haven't got many chairs.

Not: much books, many water.