The document discusses the proper use of "as much as" and "as many as" in sentences. It states that "as many as" must be followed by a cardinal number and plural count noun, while "as much as" can also be used with cardinal numbers and non-count nouns involving time, money, distance, weight, or mass. Some examples are provided to illustrate the differences. The conclusion agrees that the quantifier used, "many" or "much", should agree with the noun it is modifying.

1. As+much+as
As manyas mustbe followedbyacardinal numberwitha plural countnoun(or withplural
count noununderstood):
(a) He drinksas manyas three bottlesof milkaday.
(b) Gertrude wantsas manyas five children.
(c) Henry watchesasmany as twenty-five televisionprogramsperweek.
(d) If you take that road, you’ll see asmanyas twentyold,abandonedplantations.
(e) The pizzacompanydeliversasmanyas twohundredpizzaspernight.
As muchas, however,canalsobe followedbya cardinal numberwithaplural countnoun
whenitreferstoa quantityinvolvingtime,money,distance,weight,ornoncountmass,asin
sentences(f) through(k) below;infact,inthese instances,asmuchas usuallyappears:
(f) If you travel bycar, it can take as much as three daysto get across Texas.
(g) Madisoncouldspendas much as $5,000 on one shoppingtrip.
(h) The pizzacompanydeliversoverawide area – overa radiusof as much as tenmilesin
some places.
(i) Carolee neverstopseating.She’ll gainasmuchas fiftypoundsthisyearif she doesn’t
change her habits.
(j) The companyhopesto exportasmuch as 500,000,000 poundsof rice nextyear.
(k) He drinksasmuch as three bottlesof milkaday.
As I remember,the use of much/manymustagree withthe nounthatitis modifying.The
example:
Our factoryproducesas much as 50 tonsof fuel peryear.
In thiscase,much isusedsince fuel isanon-countnoun.I wouldalsoagree withthe sentence:
He drinksasmany as 3 bottlesof milkaday.
Many is usedsince the matterof importance isthe incrediblevolumeof three bottles.Sothe
quantifiermanyisagreeingwithis"bottles."
Bibliografía
education,p.(23 de may de 2012). pearson education.Obtenidode pearsoneducation:
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/azar/grammar_ex/message_board/archive/artic
les/00008.htm
En oracionesnegativase interrogativas:
b.1) Consustantivoscontables:"many"manybooks,manycoins,manygirls...

2. b.2) Consustantivosincontables: "much"muchtime,mucheffort,muchenergy..
"little"/"few"se traducenpor"poco".
a) Consustantivoscontables:"few"few books,few pencils,few tickets...
b) Con sustantivos"incontables":"little"littlesugar,littlerain,little water...
Ejemplos:
She is veryfriendlyandhasa lotof friends
I don't have manypaintingsinmyflat
Whenyou were unemployed,didyoureceivemuchhelpfromyourfamily?
This bookshophasfewbooksaboutSpanishhistory
There is little hope thatthe hostage will be released
The words muchand manymean a lotof.
If a nounis insingular,we use much
Example:
muchmoney
If a nounis inplural,we use many
Example:
manyfriends
As much as I love Mel Gibson,this movie is just too violentfor me.
Por más que me guste Mel Gibson,esta películaesdemasiadoviolentapara mí.
Nobodycan eat as much as my brother!
Nadie puede comer tanto como mi hermano.
I always eat as much as possible at Thanksgiving dinner.
Siempre como tanto como seaposible enla cena de Acción de Gracias.

3. I try to exercise as much as possible.
Trato de hacer ejerciciotodolo posible.
On a good day I have seenas many as 80 speciesofbirds.
En un buen día he llegadoa ver hasta 80 especiesdistintasde pájaros.
As little as 2 grammes of it isenough to kill you.
Tan poco como dos gramos alcanzan para matarte.
Una dosistan chica como dos gramos alcanza para matarte.
as much as tanto como
as many as tantos como
as little as tanpoco como
as few as tan pocos como