English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 35
How much do you eat?
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many water or much water?
- EmmaAlex, do you drink a lot of water?
- AlexYes, I drink many water and I eat much apples.
- EmmaSwap them: water is uncountable, so "much water"; apples are countable, so "many apples".
- AlexI see — I drink much water and I eat many apples.
- EmmaPerfect! And "a lot of" is easy — it works for both: a lot of water, a lot of apples.
- AlexGreat, that's easier! I have a lot of homework tonight, though.
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Shopping for dinner
- AlexEmma, what do we need for dinner?
- EmmaWe need some fish, a lot of vegetables, and a little rice.
- AlexHow many eggs should we buy?
- EmmaSix eggs, please. And we don't have much milk, so buy some.
- AlexGot it. How much bread do you want?
- EmmaJust one loaf. That's a lot of food — let's cook a great dinner!
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- food
n. (uncount.)food
- meat
n. (uncount.)meat
- fish
n. (uncount.)fish
- rice
n. (uncount.)rice
- bread
n. (uncount.)bread
- water
n. (uncount.)water
- milk
n. (uncount.)milk
- sugar
n. (uncount.)sugar
- egg
n. (count.)egg
- vegetable
n. (count.)vegetable
- fruit
n. (uncount.)fruit
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much, many, a lot of
Explanation
In English, nouns come in two kinds. Countable nouns are things you can count one by one — an egg, two eggs, three apples; they can be plural. Uncountable nouns are seen as a mass you cannot count singly — water, rice, bread, milk, sugar, meat; they have NO plural (not "waters", not "breads"). This matters for "how much". With countable nouns use "many" and "How many?": "many eggs", "How many apples?". With uncountable nouns use "much" and "How much?": "much water", "How much sugar?". The easy friend is "a lot of" (or "lots of"), which works with BOTH: "a lot of eggs", "a lot of water". Many languages have no plural marking and no count/non-count split, so learners mix them: "many water" ✗, "much apples" ✗ → "much water", "many apples" ✓.
Examples
- I eat a lot of vegetables and not much meat.I eat a lot of vegetables and not much meat.
- How many eggs do you want? — Two, please.How many eggs do you want? — Two, please.
- How much water do you drink every day?How much water do you drink every day?
- There isn't much bread, but there are lots of apples.There isn't much bread, but there are lots of apples.
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