HOW MUCH AND HOW MANY

HOW MUCH AND HOW MANY

1. HOW MUCH

   • AFFIRMATIVE
     • There is not much time
   • QUESTION
     • How much milk do you need for the pancakes?
   • NEGATIVE
     • I don’t spaeak much German. Just enough to get by.
   • EXAMPLES

2. HOW MANY

   • NEGATIVE
     • There are not many tourists
   • QUESTION
     • How many eggs do you need for the cake?
   • AFFIRMATIVE
     • Lucas wondered how many times Julia had been arrested.
   • EXAMPLES

3. We use MUCH for uncountable nouns (singular) and MANY for countable nouns (plurals). Both can be used in interrogative and negative sentences. MUCH is never used in positive sentences (but we can use "very/too much"). MANY can be used in affirmative sentences, but not often.

4. Much and many are used in negative and interrogative sentences. They are used in affirmative sentences but in this case much or many begin the sentence. However this is normally when the meaning of the sentence is negative. Much is used with non-count nouns. Many is used with count nouns. Much of our food is imported. Many people believe that speaking many languages is important. Did you make many mistakes during the test?