HOW MANY / HOW MUCH

GRAMMAR
How much / How many
They are used to ask for quantities of something.

If they are accounting nouns, how many will apply

If it is countless countless, how much is used.

These expressions are always followed by a noun; then, the verb and the rest of
the sentence.
How many cars do you have?
How much money do you have?

How much is also used to ask for prices.

How much is this car?
How much are the potatoes?

They are also used generically to ask "how much is there". In this case, they are
followed by the noun and then, is / are there.

How many cars are there?

How much money is there?

These questions are answered using There is / are, depending on whether it is

singular or plural, as we have seen in previous lessons.

There are four cars.

There is one dollar.

To refer to countless nouns, you can use the containers or the measures of the
containers that contain them, which are countable ...

How much milk is there?

There are three litres.

How much wine is there?

There are two bottles.

1. Differences between much and many

‘Much’ is used when we are talking about a singular noun. It is used for things
you cannot count, that is, for countless things.

‘Many’ is used when we are talking about a plural noun. It is used for things you
can count, that is, for accounting things.

When we talk about ‘many’ and ‘much’, it is worth mentioning the countable and
uncountable nouns.
Accounting nouns can be used with a number and have a plural and singular
form. Countless nouns can only be used in the singular and cannot be used with
a number.

2. Differences between how much y how many

How much and how many are used to ask for quantities. Therefore, how much is
used with countless things and how many with countable things.

How much: cuánto

How many: cuántos

Examples:
“How much money do you have?”
“How many friends do you have?”
We can count money, however, we must use the precise currency (pesos, dollars,
euros) to use the word ‘many’.

We do not say: “I have 100 money”.

We say: “I have 100 pesos.” o “How many dollars do you have?”

‘Much’ and ‘many’ are often used with negative questions and clauses.

Examples:
“I don’t have many friends.”
“How much money did you spend last night?”

With positive clauses they are used with the words: ‘so’, ‘as’, or ‘too’.

Examples:
“I have so much homework tonight!”
“She has as many shoes as I do.”
“John worries too much.”

How much and how many in affirmative and negative

sentences
I know how much you worked on this project, and I really appreciate
it. (Hablando de work, un sustantivo incontable.)
It doesn’t matter how many times you ask. The answer is no! (Hablando
de times, que son veces.)
I’d like to know how many people are coming to the party. (People es contable,
otra vez.)
Please tell me how much it costs. (Hablando de money, un sustantivo
incontable.)
Los primeros ejemplos son afirmaciones, los otros son “preguntas indirectas”.
Pero igual se usa how much para algo incontable y how many para contable.
 UNIVERSIDAD SAN PEDRO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS Y
ADMINISTRATIVAS
ESCUELA DE ADMINISTRACIÓN

CICLO-GRUPO:
II “A”

CURSO:
INGLÉS

TEMA:
HOW MUCH Y HOW MANY

DOCENTE:
CHAUCA QUIÑONES ROCIO

ESTUDIANTE:
MIGUEL ALVAREZ ANA BELEN

FECHA:
10 DE OCTUBRE
DE 2019, CHIMBOTE