GRAMMAR: Uses of "how much" and "how many"

The words much and many mean a lot of.

.- If a noun is in singular, we use much.

Example: Much money

.- If a noun is in plural, we use many.

Example: Many friends

USE OF MUCH / MANY

We normally use much / many ony in questions and negative sentences.

Example: How much money do you have?

                  Mary does not have many friends.

In positive sentences with so, as or too, we also use much / many.

Example: Mary has so many friends.

                 She has as many friends as Sue.

                 Kevin has too much money.

COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Countable nouns have a singular and plural form. In plural, these nouns can be used with a number (that's why they are called "countable nouns").

Countable nouns take many.

Example: 100 friends - many friends

Uncountable nouns can only be used in singular. These nouns cannot be used with a number (that's why they are called "uncountable nouns").

Uncountable nouns take much.

Example: 100 money - much money

Of course you can count money, but then you would name the currency and say that you have 5 euro (but not "5 money").

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