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How much? and how many?

How much? and how many?. The words much and many mean a lot of . If a noun is in singular, we use much Example: much money If a noun is in plural, we use many Example: many friends. Use of much / many.

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How much? and how many?

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  1. How much? and how many?

  2. The words much and many mean a lot of. • If a noun is in singular, we use much • Example: much money • If a noun is in plural, we use many • Example: many friends

  3. Use of much / many. • In everyday English, we normally use much / many only in questions and negative clauses. • Example: • How much money have you got? • Carla does not have many friends. • In positive clauses with so, as or too, we also use much / many. • Example: • Carla has so many friends. • She has as many friends as Sue. • Kevin has too much money.

  4. In all other positive clauses, however, we prefer expressions like a lot of / lots of. • Example: • Carla has a lot of / lots of friends. • Kevin has a lot of / lots of money. • In formal texts, however, much / many are also common in positive clauses. This you will notice for example when you read English news.

  5. Exercise on much and many

  6. Decide whether you have to use much or many. • Much/ Many cars • Much/ Many music • Much/ Many pictures • Much/ Many flowers • Much/ Many milk

  7. Decide whether you have to use much or many. • Many cars • Much/ Many music • Much/ Many pictures • Much/ Many flowers • Much/ Many milk

  8. Decide whether you have to use much or many. • Many cars • Much music • Much/ Many pictures • Much/ Many flowers • Much/ Many milk

  9. Decide whether you have to use much or many. • Many cars • Much music • Many pictures • Much/ Many flowers • Much/ Many milk

  10. Decide whether you have to use much or many. • Many cars • Much music • Many pictures • Many flowers • Much/ Many milk

  11. Decide whether you have to use much or many. • Many cars • Much music • Many pictures • Many flowers • Much milk

  12. Bibliography • http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/much-many • http://www.english-4u.de/how_much_many_ex1.htm • http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/much_many.htm • http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/lot_of.htm • http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/much-many/exercises?03

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