Too Much, Too Many

Use too much with uncountable and too many with countable nouns.

Examples

• too much noise
• too many people

Key rules

• Too much goes with uncountable nouns (too much noise, too much sugar)
• Too many goes with plural countable nouns (too many people)
• Too means more than needed, usually a problem
• Do not confuse with very, which is not negative

Common mistakes

• too much people → too many people
• too many money → too much money