HOW MUCH AND HOW MANY

HOW MUCH AND HOW MANY

1. 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.

   • HOW MUCH
     • AFFIRMATIVE
       • I know exactly how much money is in the bank
     • QUESTION
       • How much water do you need to fill a bucket?
     • NEGATIVE
       • There is not much time
   • HOW MANY
     • AFFIRMATIVE
       • This team won many prizes.
     • QUESTION
       • How many eggs do you need for the cake?
     • NEGATIVE
       • There are not many tourists.

2. 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.

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