Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
How ______ men work for Mr. White?

• A. much
• B. a lot of
• C. hard
• D. many

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

many

Options A and D: 'Much' and 'many' are determiners that tell the quantity of a noun. 'Much' is used for uncountable nouns whereas 'many' is used for countable nouns.

The noun 'men' is countable, hence 'many' is more suitable. Hence option D is correct and A is incorrect.

Option B: 'A lot of' is used in Informal English. In its place, we use 'much' and 'many' in Formal English. Since we need to consider in terms of the latter, this option is incorrect.

Option C: 'Hard' in this sentence would function as an adjective. It does not complete the sentence in meaning. Hence option C is also incorrect.