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Which term is used to inquire about quantity?
Which term is used to inquire about quantity?
- How much (correct)
- How many
- How often
- How far
When should you use 'How many' instead of 'How much'?
When should you use 'How many' instead of 'How much'?
- When asking about time duration
- When asking about distance
- When asking about countable items (correct)
- When asking about liquid volume
If you want to know the amount of water in a glass, which question is correct to use?
If you want to know the amount of water in a glass, which question is correct to use?
- How often water?
- How much water? (correct)
- How far water?
- How many water?
Which question would be suitable for asking about the number of books on a shelf?
Which question would be suitable for asking about the number of books on a shelf?
If you want to find out the quantity of apples in a basket, what should you ask?
If you want to find out the quantity of apples in a basket, what should you ask?
Flashcards
How much?
How much?
Used to ask about the quantity of something that is generally not countable.
When to use 'How many'?
When to use 'How many'?
Use 'How many' when you can count each individual item separately.
Asking about water in a glass
Asking about water in a glass
How much water?
Asking about books on a shelf
Asking about books on a shelf
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Asking about apples in a basket
Asking about apples in a basket
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Study Notes
Inquiry about Quantity
- The term "how many" is used to inquire about the quantity of countable nouns (e.g., books, apples).
- Use "how many" instead of "how much" when asking about the number of individual items or units.
- When asking about the amount of liquids or uncountable nouns (e.g., water), use "how much".
- To ask about the number of books on a shelf, use "how many books are on the shelf?".
- To find out the quantity of apples in a basket, ask "how many apples are in the basket?".
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