We use “How Many” to ask for:
-Quantity (Countable Nouns).
-How Many + Countable Noun + Auxiliary
(do/does/can) + Subject + Complement?
Examples:
-How many apples do you eat?
I eat three apples.
-How many cups of coffee can you drink during the
day?
I can drink five cups of coffee.
We use “How Much” to ask for:
-Quantity (Uncountable Nouns).
-How Much + Uncountable Noun + Auxiliary (do/does)
+ Subject + Complement?
Examples:
-How much bread do you eat in the morning?
I eat two slices of bread.
-How much milk does she drink in the day?
She drinks one glass of milk.
Quantifier Countable Uncountable
Many X
Much X
Some X X
Any X X
A lot of / lots of X X
Little / a little X
Few / a few X
A or an X
How many, how much and quantifiers

How many, how much and quantifiers

  • 1.
    We use “HowMany” to ask for: -Quantity (Countable Nouns).
  • 2.
    -How Many +Countable Noun + Auxiliary (do/does/can) + Subject + Complement? Examples: -How many apples do you eat? I eat three apples. -How many cups of coffee can you drink during the day? I can drink five cups of coffee.
  • 3.
    We use “HowMuch” to ask for: -Quantity (Uncountable Nouns).
  • 4.
    -How Much +Uncountable Noun + Auxiliary (do/does) + Subject + Complement? Examples: -How much bread do you eat in the morning? I eat two slices of bread. -How much milk does she drink in the day? She drinks one glass of milk.
  • 5.
    Quantifier Countable Uncountable ManyX Much X Some X X Any X X A lot of / lots of X X Little / a little X Few / a few X A or an X