We use the quantifiers much, many, a lot of, lots of to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. We can use them with a noun (as a determiner) or without a noun (as a pronoun).". So much, so many with a noun. We use so rather than very before much and many in affirmative clauses to emphasise a very large quantity of something: He has so much ... More @Wikipedia
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