We use MANY with:Count nouns, in questions and negatives

How many eggs are there?There aren’t many.

How many oranges are there in the bowl?There aren’t many oranges in the bowl.

We use MUCH with:noncount nouns, in questions and negatives

How much honey is there in the honey-bee jar?There isn’t much.

How much shampoo is there in the bottle?There isn’t much.

MUCH MANY

There isn’t much bread. (=There’s some.)

There isn’t any bread.(= There’s none; no bread; zero)

REMEMBER:

Now, in pairs, ask and answersentences using MUCH and MANY.

Ex: # How much bread is there in the fridge? There isn’t much. # How many tomatoes are there in the bowl? There aren’t many.

ATTENTION !!!When we are not sure whether or not we still have some of the things we are asking about, we say:• Are there any cookies in the cookie jar?• Is there any ice cream?

But if we think we still have some of the thing we are asking about, we say:• How much milk is there?• How many apples are there?