Use of How much and How many, Differences and Example Sentences
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HOW MUCH AND HOW MANY
What Is How Much and How Many?
How much and How many are common question patterns in English. To understand the difference between these question patterns, it is necessary to learn countable and uncountable nouns first. Now let’s get into that subject.
Nouns in English are divided into countable and uncountable nouns. Countable nouns are objects that we can count with numbers. They appear in singular and plural forms.
We can use “a/an” and “some” in affirmative sentences of countable nouns.
While “a/an” is used in negative sentences of countable nouns, “some” is used as “any”.
We ask the question “How many” to the objects we want to know the amount of. We use “any” in interrogative sentences to indicate a quantity, just as in negatives.
Countable Nouns
- Bottle
- Box
- Note
- Coin
- Cat
- Man
- Table
- Chair
- Suitcase
- Bag
Example Sentences of Using How Many;
- How many cats are there in the garden?
- How many books are there?
- How many people are living in your city?
- How many languages did you learn in the Turkey?
- How many backpacks have you got?
- How many candles are there in the your room?
- How many sisters do you have?
- There are many fun things to do at the amusement park.
- My husband has many shoes.
- There are many animals at the zoo.
- Why are there so many people at the mall?
- How many days are there in March?
- How many people work in your company?
- How many cousins do you have?
- How many erasers did you buy?
- How many countries are there in the world?
- How many students are in the class right now?
Uncountable nouns are nouns that are uncountable and do not have plural forms. They do not take “-s” at the end of words and are used only in their singular form. “a/an” is not used in affirmative sentences of uncountable nouns. Instead, indefinite words such as “some”, “a lot of”, “much”, “plenty of”, “a bit of” are used.
In negative sentences, indefinite words such as “some” are all used as “any”.
We ask the question “how much” to the objects we want to know the amount of. We use “any” in interrogative sentences to indicate a quantity, just as in negatives.
Uncountable Nouns
- Gasolina
- Soup
- Perfume
- Shampoo
- Air
- Snow
- Darkness
- Thunder
- Sunshine
- Oxygen
- Heat
- Money
Example Sentences of Using How Much;
- How much milk is there in the refrigerator?
- How much time do we have to finish the test?
- How much money did you spend?
- How much sugar would you like in your coffee?
- How much glass will I need?
- How much juice is in the fridge?
- How much traffic was there on the way to school?
- How much is that painting?
- How much are those jackets?
- How much did your hat cost?
- How much is the dress on display in the window?
- How much will it cost me?
- How much does it cost ?
Although the patterns much and many seem to mean the same thing, they are quite different structures in terms of usage areas. The word much can be used with uncountable nouns. Happiness can be shown. As a result, you should use many constructs if you need to learn a quantity for a countable noun, and much if you need to learn a quantity for an uncountable noun.
