Containers and Quantities

QUANTIFIERS

A quantifier, as its name implies, expresses quantity. Quantifiers can be a single word or a phrase and are used with nouns. They can be used with either a countable or an uncountable noun to express amount or quantity.

SOME + plural nouns or uncountable singular forms.( has an affirmative meaning) ANY + plural nouns or uncountable singular forms.( is used with negative sentences and questions

HOW MUCH...? / HOW MANY...?

How much + uncountable noun  E.g. How much ham? How many + countable noun                                                                           E.g.: How many rashers and sausages?

How much / How many Se utilizan para preguntar por cantidades de algo. Si se trata de sustantivos contables, se aplica How many. Si se trata de sustantivos incontables, se usa How much. Estas expresiones siempre van seguidas de un sustantivo; luego, el verbo y el resto de la oración. How many oranges do you have? ¿Cuántas naranjas tienes? How much rice do you have? ¿Cuánto de arroz tienes? How much se utiliza también para preguntar precios. También se usan en forma genérica para preguntar "cuánto hay". En este caso, van seguidas del sustantivo y luego, is / are there. How many bananas are there? ¿Cuántos plátanos hay? How much chicken is there? ¿Cuánto pollo hay?

Many is used with count nouns
Q: How many apples are there? A: There are many apples in this picture.
Q: How many chairs are there? A: There are two chairs.
Q: How many bees are there? A: Hundreds. Maybe thousands!
Q: How many apples are there in this picture? A: There is only one apple.
Q: How many men are there in this picture? A: There aren't any. There is only one woman.

Much is used with non count nouns
Q: How much fruit is there? A: There's a lot of fruit.
Q: How much water is in the glass? A: It's almost full. There's a lot of water in the glass.
Q: How much traffic is there this morning? A: There's a lot of traffic. The cars aren't moving very fast.
Q: How much beer is there in his glass? A: There isn´t any. It's all gone.

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