Worked example 1
A: How ___ juice do you want? B: One cup, please.
Remember: Look at the word after the blank. Can you count it? Does it mean one or more than one?
- "juice" cannot be counted one by one.
- So we use "much".
Choose much, many or every to talk about how much there is
Questions in this subject are always in English
The text is what is being learned, so translating it would change the exercise. Explanations still follow your chosen language.
Follow this one with me, a step at a time. Try to guess each step first.
Common mistakes
- Used every with more than one, or with something you cannot count. Every goes with one thing, as in every day.
- Used many with something you cannot count, such as milk or rice. These take much.
- Used much with things you can count. Things you can count take many.
One at a time. A wrong answer gets a second try, so have a go.
Question 1
A: How ___ milk do we need? B: One bottle, please.
Question 2
A: How ___ children are in your class? B: Thirty children.
Question 3
Mum reads a story to me ___ night. I like it very much.
Topic quiz
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