AULA 18 – HOW

MUCH X HOW
MANY
Highlights
Sentences
Review
How much x how many
There is x there are
Countable and uncountable nouns
Nouns can be countable or uncountable. Countable nouns can be counted, e.g. an apple,
two apples, three apples, etc. Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, e.g. air, rice, water, etc.
When you learn a new noun, you should check if it is countable or uncountable and note
how it is used in a sentence.
For example, you can count the number of glasses you have, but you can’t exactly count the
number of drops in a liquid. Therefore, glass is a countable noun and water [or milk, juice,
beer, etc] is an uncountable noun.
Nature phenomena, feelings and abstract stuff, in general, are also uncountable nouns.

Ex: There is some milk in the fridge.

There is a lot of information here.
There aren’t much beer at the party.
There is a lot of love in the air.
A, an, some, any, much, many, lots of [a lot of]
Countable Uncountable Positive Negative Question

A/an singular x x x

Some plural x x Only when we are

offering
somenthing or
asking for
something
Any plural x x x

Much x x x

Many x x x

Lots of [or a plural x x

lot of]
 Examples to help you understand!
There's a man at the door.
I have some friends in New
York.
I don't have a dog.
There aren't any seats in this
bus.
There's some milk in the fridge.
There is an apple in the fridge.
There isn't any coffee.
They have a lot of money.
Is there any sugar?
How much orange juice is there?
Do you want some chocolate?
Can we have some more chairs,
please?
There are lots of apples on the
trees.
There is lots of snow on the
road.
Do you want some beer?
Can I have some beer, please?
There are a lot of carrots but
there aren't many potatoes.
There's lots of juice but there
isn't much water.
Is there an email address to
write to?
Are there any chairs?
How many chairs are there?