Quantifiers

Quantifiers

1. much is used to determine the quantity of uncountable nouns and it's usually used in questions and in negative sentences

   • First example: how much ice cream do you want ?

2. How many/ many: Many is the alternative to "much" because "many" quantifies countable nouns

   • First example: How many cookies do you want ?
   • Second example: there aren't many cars on the highway today
   • Countable nouns:

3. many is used with plural countable nouns it's mainly used in questions and negative sentences.

4. Uncountable nouns:

   • How much/ much: These expressions mean the same but each one is used in a different way
   • Second example: you don't have much time before the bus leaves