PREPOSITION OF

PLACES HOW
MANY AND HOW
MUCH
ANAIS MOLINA
RODRIGUEZ

MANY
Manyis

used with count nouns:

COUNT/NONCOUNT
Count Nouns
Singular or Plural
car
apple
machine
fact
chair
dollar
minute
(Only use an article
with these: a or the)

cars
apples
machines
facts
chairs
dollars
minutes
(These plural count
nouns use "many")

Noncount Nouns
(Don't use in plural form)
traffic
fruit
machinery
information
furniture
money
time
(These use "much")

MUCH
Muchis

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COUNT VERSUS NONCOUNT

It's

important to understand the

difference betweennoncount
and count nounswhen using many
and much. Noncount nouns are
often used to describe large
categories while count nouns are
usually more specific.

MUCH
Uncountable

nounscan only be used in

singular. These nouns cannot be used with a
number (that's why they are called
'uncountable nouns'). Uncountable nouns
takemuch.
Example:100 moneymuchmoney
Note:Of course you can count money but
then you would name the currency and say
that you have got 5euro (but not
5money).

MUCH / MANY
Much

and Many are usually used

with the negative:
Examples:
There aren't many studentsin the
classroom. (perhaps 4 or 5 students)
There isn't much foodin the refrigerator.
( a small amount of food)

MUCH/MANY
Much

and Many are usually not used

in the affirmative:

Examples:

There

are many apples in the basket.It

sounds better to say...
There area lot ofapples in the basket.
There is much milk in the refrigerator.It
sounds better to say...
There isa lot ofmilk in the refrigerator.

EXAMPLES
There

isacarin the street. (singular count

noun)
Question: Howmany carsare in the street?
Answer: There are a fewcarsin the street
(plural count noun)
Question: Howmuch trafficis there?
Answer: There is a lot oftraffic. (noncount
noun)
Noncount nouns always use a singular
verb. Count nouns are singular or plural.

DECIDE WHERE TO USE MUCH

OR MANY
cars
music
pictures
flowers
milk
numbers
money
tea
girls
pencils

IN CLASS
How

players are in a team?

Do you buy
How
How

money do you get?

books are on the table?

Are there
How
How

bread?

big houses in London?

pupils go to England?
sugar do you want in your tea?

Have we got

coffee?

ANSWERS
HowMANYplayers are in a team?
Do you buyMUCHbread?
HowMUCHmoney do you get?
HowMANYbooks are on the table?
Are thereMANYbig houses in London?
HowMANYpupils go to England?
HowMUCHsugar do you want in your tea?

Have we gotMUCHcoffee?

HOW MUCH/HOW MANY

1
lemonade have we got? Weve got only
one bottle.
2.
3.
any.

bottles are there? Three.

bananas have we got? We havent got

4.

sugar have we got? Enough.

5.

pens are in your bag? Six.

THERE IS
There

is a car in the Street.

There is a dog near me.

There are
There

are many cars here.

There are four books in my backpack.