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Hi, everybody.

My name is Alicia.

In this lesson, I'm going to introduce some question and answer patterns that you can use with how much and how many.

This will be a lesson also to remind you about accountable and uncountable now.

So let's get started.

Okay?

So first I want to review when to use how much and how many these two key points to begin the questions for today.

First of all, let's look at how many remember we use how many when we want to make a question about accountable now.

So we use how many with accountable now owns, remember accountable, known as ah now.

And we can count with numbers 12 and three.

So to make a regular accountable now, we simply use the regular now and add an s sound to the end of it.

So this is for regular now NHs to make the plural form of a regular accountable now.

So, for example, marker becomes markers with an S sound shirt becomes shirts, for example, we simply add an s for regular.

Now, however, there are some now owns that haven't irregular plural form for today.

A couple that I want to focus on are these two person.

So when we count person, we say one person.

But the plural form is people.

So one person, 234 people.

This is an example of an irregular, accountable.

Now another one is child, so we say one child.

But the plural form is Children.

So two Children, three Children, a lot of Children off course.

We can't say kids, but that's slightly a different kind of a just a different word to use.

So when you use the word child, please remember to use Children as the plural form.

So these are a couple of good ones to focus on for today.

We'll use these in sentences with how many because they're accountable now then how much is the second part for today's lesson?

The second kind of question beginning expression, eh?

So how much is used with uncountable knowns?

Uncountable, Now's remember, are now as we cannot count.

So they're things.

You might also know the expression mass now as well.

So some common examples of uncountable mounds are like air, beer, wine, money time.

So we can't count these.

However, we can count to the individual units inside these now.

So with that in mind, let's begin by looking at how many questions.

So these are going to be questions with accountable mounts.

They all begin with how many?

These are just a few sample questions.

I tried to make a few samples that you could maybe use in your everyday life.

And then I made a big list of some sample.

Answer some sample responses to these.

Don't Let's begin 1st 1 How many?

Something something's do you have.

So I have included an s in parentheses here because, uh, for regular announce, we will use the plural form here with an s sound at the end.

However, if you're using an irregular now, you might not need It s here.

For example.

If you want to ask how many Children do you have, you don't need an s year.

So that's why this s is here in the parentheses.

But for each of these examples, the S is here to remind you that you need to use the plural form.

You can't use the singular form in this.

So if the question is, how many Children do you have?

That's correct.

But if you say how many child do you have, it's incorrect.

You need to use the plural form when you're asking each of these questions.

So, 1st 1 how many somethings do you have?

A 2nd 1 How many are there so you can use this in a room?

This is a very general question.

I think how many somethings are coming to the event?

So I have used a very, very general event planning question here.

You could change event to party or barbecue or meeting whatever any kind of gathering you can use this question for.

Finally, how many do you need a shopping question?

So these are very, very general questions, like I said, but they all use how many.

So I want to talk about a lot of examples for your answers to these questions.

1st 1 I want to look at this group right here for sample answers.

For how many do you have?

How many of something do you have?

Um, these answers will use some quantify air, so aQuantive fire is an expression we use to explain the amount of something.

So ah, here.

1st 1 I have a few, a few.

So this is maybe, like, three or four, for example.

And again, we're using the plural form here to answer the question.

So how many, um, movies do you have?

For example, I have a few movies, so don't forget this plural form at the end of the sentence as well.

Here are quantify WR is a few a few.

If, however, you would like to use a specific number to answer the question, you know the answer.

Using a specific number, you can do that.

So, for example, how many Children do you have?

I have to.

You can say that just fine here.

Just a number, and you can finish the sentence there.

I have to.

That's fine.

If you want to include the noun again after that, that's fine, too.

I have two Children, so again used the plural form here, or I have two kids if you want to use a different now.

So if you want to use a specific number, fine.

Here's a pattern to do that, Um, another quantify WR that I included here is I have a couple and you'll notice I included of here in parentheses as well.

Native speakers will drop of sometimes.

Sometimes we'll include.

It just depends on how we're feeling.

Both are.

Okay, so I have a couple of movies.

I have a couple of movies.

Both are fine here.

So a couple A couple?

It sounds like Do write to people like a couple dating.

It sounds like two people.

So for me, the image of a couple of something is two of something or a very small amount.

Okay.

It's however, you have zero of that thing.

Make sure to use any in your answer.

I don't have any.

So remember, any is used with a negative.

When you're making negative statements.

Don't do not is our negative here.

So we use any I don't have any End the plural form.

Don't forget.

Yes, you have zero of that thing.

But we still need to use the plural form for correct grammar only.

Let's go on to the next question.

How many somethings are there?

Ah, here we can say there are again a specific number.

There are five chickens, for example.

So here again, a specific number.

Um, And then same thing here.

We can include the plural form of the known, or you can just finish your sentence.

Finish your answer with the number there.

Five, for example, Another quantify wre we can uses lots of lots of there are lots of and then you're plural known.

This one is actually quite useful because we can use this one with uncountable knowns as well.

So there are lots of this is when you can use with accountable and uncountable.

Now it's quite handy.

Okay, of course.

Same thing if there are no If there are zero of whatever now you're looking for, you can use there aren't any something's there aren't any something so there are not any.

We see the same any pattern here.

There aren't any chickens.

Chickens is my example here.

So there aren't any, for example.

But again, don't forget your plural form at the end.

Okay, Now let's talk about on event some kind of gathering a party and meeting whatever.

If you want to ask this question and you need the answer for it, you can use a specific answer at the beginning of the sentence.

A specific number.

So, like, five people are coming is fine.

Five people are coming to the event if you like.

Five people are coming to the party.

Or you can just say the number five that's fine.

Or five are coming.

Five people as well.

Any variation here as long as you include a number on some amount somewhere.

Okay, um, if you don't have kind of a positive image of the number of people who are coming, you can try this expression.

I don't think many plural noun are coming, so I don't think many people are coming.

I don't think so.

This sounds quite negative about the attendance numbers at the event.

I don't think many people are coming.

Okay, Another pattern.

Ah, finally, let's look at two patterns you can use for this last question.

So how many's some things do you need?

We can use this.

I need ah lot of something at the end.

So I need a lot of cookies.

For example, here you can see I've used I need a lot off up here.

I said there are lots of both of these air, okay to use with countable and uncountable now.

So I need a lot of money.

For example, money is an uncountable known.

We can use this quantum fire with it as well.

Finally, I need a handful handful.

So if you can imagine, like in your hand the number of items that can fit in your hand, we can think of that as a hand full handful of something.

So here is the same idea.

So if you're talking about small objects, you can say I need, like, a handful of markers, for example, I need a handful of pieces of paper.

Maybe so.

This is usually something we we use for, like everyday items like maybe office supplies or maybe art projects.

I don't know.

So we typically don't use this for big items, Really, because it's not easy to imagine having a handful of I don't know large items, so you might hear it here and there.

But generally we use it for smaller things, so these are a few ways you can answer some.

How many questions and some of these quantify IRS, like I said, can be used for uncountable knowns as well.

So let's move on to that part.

Let's look at them at some how much questions?

I have just a few here and a couple of notes as well.

So just three to introduce Similarly to the how many question With how many somethings do you have?

We can use.

How much of the uncountable now do you have So here, how much we use?

How much for an uncountable Now, How much money do you have?

How much free time do you have, for example?

Ah, the second question.

How much something is there?

So how much wine is there?

How much beer is there, for example.

So, um, this is another one.

That's kind of parallel to this.

How many questions?

Ah, finally.

How much do you need?

How much money do you need for your project?

For example?

So, um, I know that each of these starts with how much but one point to be careful of.

Many of my students have had this problem.

When you answer these questions and you want to use a positive statement to answer the question, um, it's incorrect to use much when you do that.

So for example, how much money do you have?

Sometimes all here are students say I have much money, but that's incorrect.

We can't use much when we're making positive statements of quantity.

So please be careful.

Don't use much in a positive reply.

Okay?

With that in your mind, then let's look at some sample answers for this, Okay?

So how much to look at the How much question and some answers for that, you could say I have some, for example, money or I have some free time.

Some is a nice one.

Because actually, some is another one we can use for both accountable and uncountable now.

So I didn't include it over here.

There's not much space, but we can use some for both countable and uncountable now.

So I have some cookies.

I have some chickens.

That's good.

Okay, um then let's look at another one.

I have a lot of So I mentioned on this side we can use a lot of with both countable and uncountable now.

So here we see it again.

Also, you'll notice in each of these examples I'm not including an s at the end of each of these.

So we can't count to these now, so there's no plural form that's there.

We don't use an AES at the end of our answer.