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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
How many or how much???
Dear teacher, I'm a junior high school student...
Would you please tell me the answer to the question?
How _____ bread and milk ______ there on the table?
(A) many ; are
(B) much ; is
(C) many ; is
(D) much ; are
Would you please tell me the answer to the question?
How _____ bread and milk ______ there on the table?
(A) many ; are
(B) much ; is
(C) many ; is
(D) much ; are
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Bread and milk are substances. They are not countable things. Therefore you need "much".
- Bread and milk are substances.
- They are not countable things.
- Therefore you need "much".
- much bread much milk With countable items in the plural, you use "many".
- many table s many house s You have two items: bread and milk.
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Bread and milk are substances. They are not countable things. Therefore you need "much".
much bread
much milk
With countable items in the plural, you use "many".
many tables
many houses
You have two items: bread and milk. So you need "are".
How much bread and milk are there on the table?
CJ
much bread
much milk
With countable items in the plural, you use "many".
many tables
many houses
You have two items: bread and milk. So you need "are".
How much bread and milk are there on the table?
CJ
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