LoginSome vs. Many
Differences
Singular or Plural Nouns
'Many':
is followed by plural nouns.
Many teachers are off in summer.
Many people were against the decision.
'Some':
is followed by singular uncountable nouns and plural nouns.
Some jobs are really dangerous.
I ate some ice cream and it made me cold.
Singular or Plural Verbs
'Many':
is followed by plural verbs.
Many live in this animal farm.
Many people were against the decision.
'Some':
is followed by singular or plural verbs, depending on whether it is followed by a plural or singular noun.
Some cake was in the plate.
Some books take you to a different world.
Grammatical Functions
'Many' can be a:
We saw many interesting things. → adjective
'Some' can be a:
"Feeling better today?" "Some, I suppose." → adverb
Similarities
'Some' and 'many' can be both used as:
pronouns
determiners
You can lose weight by some exercise. → determiner
"How many friends do you have?" "Many, maybe one hundred." → pronoun
I have borrowed many books from the local library. → determiner
'Many of' and 'Some of'
'Many of' and 'some of':
are used as a pronoun, before noun phrases and pronouns.
Many of our projects reached a dead end.
Some of the aspects of the job made me discouraged.
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