so much

Meaning

'So much' is used to emphasize a large quantity of an uncountable noun, or to show the high intensity of an action or feeling. It is very common in everyday speech to show excitement, gratitude, or frustration.

Examples

• Thank you so much for helping me move this weekend.

  Thank you so much for helping me move this weekend.

• There is so much traffic on the highway right now.

  There is so much traffic on the highway right now.

• I have so much work to do that I can't go to the party.

  I have so much work to do that I can't go to the party.

• She loves her new dog so much that she takes him everywhere.

  She loves her new dog so much that she takes him everywhere.

• Why is there so much noise coming from the kitchen?

  Why is there so much noise coming from the kitchen?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ There are so much people at the concert.

  ✓ There are so many people at the concert.

  'So much' is used only with uncountable nouns. For countable nouns like 'people', use 'so many'.

• ✗ Thank you very much much for the gift.

  ✓ Thank you so much for the gift.

  'Very much much' is grammatically incorrect. Use either 'so much' or 'very much' to show gratitude.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I appreciate your advice ___; it helped a lot.

  💡 Use this to show a high degree of gratitude.

  Show answer

  so much

• There is ___ water on the floor; what happened?

  💡 Water is uncountable, and there is a very large amount of it.

  Show answer

  so much