apples

How many apples are there?
There are many apples.

rice

How much rice is there?
There is a lot of rice.

cars

How many cars are there?
There are two cars.

fruits

How much fruit is there?
There is a lot of fruit.

woman

How many men are there?
There aren’t any. There is a woman.

water

How much water is there?
There is a lot of water.

house

How many houses are there?
There is a house.

traffic

How much traffic is there?
There is a lot of traffic.

We use how many for things we can count. We use how many with plural nouns.

We use how much for things we can’t count. We use how much with singular nouns.

Negative + “much” / “many”

We use much and many with the negative.

many

  • There aren’t many apples in the refrigerator.
  • There aren’t many flowers in the garden.

much (a small amount)

  • There isn’t much water in the bottle.
  • There isn’t much flour in the bag.

“any”


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