How many apples are there?
There are many apples.
How much rice is there?
There is a lot of rice.
How many cars are there?
There are two cars.
How much fruit is there?
There is a lot of fruit.
How many men are there?
There aren’t any. There is a woman.
How much water is there?
There is a lot of water.
How many houses are there?
There is a house
How much traffic is there?
There is a lot of traffic.
We use “how many” for things we can count. Generally it is things we can make plural.
“How many” употребляется с исчисляемыми существительными. Это существительные, которые можно употреблять во множественнном числе..
We use “how much” for things we can’t count.
"How much" употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными. Эти существительные не могут иметь окончание "-s" во множественном числе.
Negative + “much” / “many”
We use much and many with the negative.
"Much" and "many" употребляются в отрицательных предложениях.
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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