[Grammar] Much depend on how well she responses to treatment

[nininaz]

Hello all,
Could you please correct me? I am not sure to which those pronouns refer?(Much and many)

"There is no guarantee that she will recover. Much depends on how well she responses to treatment."
Here, maybe "much" will refers to "health" or "well-being". However, I am not sure about it , and "recovery" can't be used here as it is an countable noun.

AND

"Not once did I see a tiger in the jungle, although I heard many".

(Here heard means :to be told about somethings, so here "many" refers to "tigers."I think we could rewrite the sentence, as the following:
"Not once did I see a tiger in the jungle, although I heard about/of many". )

Thanks in advanced.

 

[teechar]

Hello all,
Could you please correct me? I am not sure to which those pronouns refer? (Much and many)

"There is no guarantee that she will recover. Much depends on how well she [STRIKE]responses[/STRIKE] responds to treatment."

It refers to the outcome.

"Not once did I see a tiger in the jungle, although I heard of/about many being there".

See above.

 

[nininaz]

It refers to the outcome.

Lots of thanks Teecher for answering my questions.

But 'outcome' is a countable noun.if we wrote 'much outcome' would it be correct?
I was searching for uncountable noun to be correctly replaced.

 

[teechar]

No, that's not what I said.
I said it refers to it (not modifies it).
much = (much of) the outcome

 

[nininaz]

No, that's not what I said.
I said it refers to it (not modifies it).
much = (much of) the outcome

If I wanted to use words without of for example (much of outcome) in the sentence, what options except of "outcome" would be appropriate?(much only, not much of

 

[teechar]

If I wanted to use words without "of", for example, "much of outcome" in the sentence, what options except [STRIKE]of[/STRIKE] for "outcome" would be appropriate? (much only, not much of)

That doesn't make sense, because it does include "of." Give us some sentences to clarify what you mean.

 

[SoothingDave]

"Not once did I see a tiger in the jungle, although I heard many".

(Here heard means :to be told about somethings, so here "many" refers to "tigers."I think we could rewrite the sentence, as the following:
"Not once did I see a tiger in the jungle, although I heard about/of many". )

No. It doesn't mean he heard about tigers. It means he heard tigers. Roars and other noises that the big cats make.

 

[nininaz]

No. It doesn't mean he heard about tigers. It means he heard tigers. Roars and other noises that the big cats make.

Thanks so much.
It was like the sentence "We heard a lion roar."
I got it. great help.

 

[nininaz]

Give us some sentences to clarify what you mean.

Much research has been conducted on the effects of diet on health, with many studies focusing on the link between fat intake and
heart disease. However, much remains to be done.


I know here "much" is pronoun and it refers to "much research". But I don't know why you use 'much of the outcome" in original example.
It doesn't make sense to me, as why can't we use ' much well-being',"much health" ?, I mean the use of a word without "of" .
Do we always have to use "of" + " noun" in those cases?


or how about the following?
They always gave us plenty to eat.
We had plenty to talk about.
"She knows a lot , but she still has plenty to learn."
It is an interesting city to visit. There is plenty to see"
Here, "plenty" is pronoun. What would be the appropriate word to put after plenty?
For example: "I have got plenty of time/money..."How about the above examples?

Are the following nouns correct?

It is an interesting city to visit. There is plenty of sightseeing to see"
"She knows a lot , but she still has plenty knowledge/skill to learn."

Because we use "is" in above sentence with "plenty" and "remains" with much, and "depends" with much. I am sure that we 'll have to use "uncountable" nouns. That is the way that I HAVE learned countable and uncountable nouns.

 

[teechar]

But I don't know why you use 'much of the outcome" in original example.

It's because the first part of that sentence talks about the chances of her recovery.

It doesn't make sense to me, as why can't we use ' much well-being',"much health"; I mean the use of a word without "of" .
Do we always have to use "of" + " noun" in those cases?

I don't know what you mean by "in those cases", but, e.g.,
Too much sugar is bad for you. [No "of"]

or how about the following?
They always gave us plenty (of food) to eat.
We had plenty (of topics) to talk about.
She knows a lot, but she still has plenty (of skills) to learn.
It is an interesting city to visit. There is plenty (of architecture) to see.
Here, "plenty" is pronoun.

What would be the appropriate word to put after plenty?

You don't need any! I put in those words just to show you what they might be talking about. Otherwise, the broader context will tell you.

Are the following nouns correct?
It is an interesting city to visit. There is plenty [STRIKE]of sightseeing[/STRIKE] to see.
She knows a lot, but she still has plenty [STRIKE]knowledge/skill[/STRIKE] to learn.

See my corrections, and read my comments.

 

[nininaz]

or how about the following?
They always gave us plenty (of food) to eat.
We had plenty (of topics) to talk about.
She knows a lot, but she still has plenty (of skills) to learn.
It is an interesting city to visit. There is plenty (of architecture) to see.
Here, "plenty" is pronoun.

These are what I wanted to know. Thanks so much for your help.I really appreciated it.
All of your answers were such a great help to me.Sorry for asking far too many questions.

 

[nininaz]

I don't know what you mean by "in those cases".

I meant in the examples where "much" is used as pronoun not determiners or adjectives.