Grammar: How Much - How Many

GRAMMAR
The use of MUCH and MANY
By Manuel Rengifo García

How and when to use MUCH
• Determiner/Emphasize
- The trip wasn´t much fun.
- Was there much discussion?
• Pronoun
- She didn´t say very much.
- Much of the book is mistaken?
• Adverb
- I don´t like this color much.

Countable and Uncountable
• Countable NOUNS.
Singular / Plural.
- One boy. - Many boys.
- One man. - Many men.
- One person. - Many people.
- One table. - Many tables.
* Use many with plural countable nouns.

Countable and Uncountable
• Uncountable NOUNS.
Singular / Plural?
- One music ? - Much musics ?
- One noise ? - Much noises ?
- Much money. - Much sugar.
- Much love. - Much water.
* Use much with uncountable nouns.

Grammar Patterns
1. To ask about an amount of something.
(how + much + uncountable noun + ?)
- How much milk do you take on your tea?
- How much did the meal cost?
- How much money do you have left?

Grammar Patterns
2. To talk about an amount or degree of something.
(so/too/as + much + uncountable noun)
- I have so much work to do.
- They spend too much on their clothes.
- You can have as much as you like.

Grammar Patterns
3. To talk about small quantities.
(not + (very) + much + uncountable noun)
- There isn´t very much coffee left.
- You haven´t eaten much.
- How much does he earn? - Not much.

Grammar Patterns
4. To emphasize a comparison.
(much + more/less + adjetive + (than))
- London is much more expensive than before.
- Karen is much less older than Jhon.
- How are you feeling? - Much better, thank you.

Grammar Patterns
5. To emphasize that something is excessive.
(much + too + adverb/adjetive)
- You are driving much too fast.
- This sofa is much too expensive.
- It´s much too cold to go swimming.

Grammar Patterns
6. To say that you feel good or bad about something.
(verb + very/so/too + much)
- I liked the concert very much.
- Thank you so much for the flowers.
- You worry too much.

Grammar Patterns
7. To talk or ask about degrees and frequencies.
(not + verb + (very) + much)
- The didn´t enjoy the party very much.
- Do you go back home much?

Exercises 1
Use much, too, more, so or as to complete the sentences.
1. I don´t know how ____ it costs.
2. There isn´t very ____ time left.
3. Slow down, or we´ll arrive too ____ early.
4. Nowadays she doesn´t go out ____.
5. The meal was much ____ expensive.
6. This chair is much ____ confortable than the other one.
7. You can have ____ much salad as you like.
8. They have ____ much money. It´s unbelievable.

Exercises 2
Use much or many to complete the definitions.
1. Bald means you don´t have ____ hair.
2. Lonely means you don´t have ____ friends.
3. Poor means you don´t have ____ money.
4. You get fat if you eat too ____ hamburguers.
5. You may go deaf if there is too ____ noise.
6. Too ____ cars can cause a traffic jam.
7. Too ____ coffee can cause insomnia.

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