Grammatikguide

Hvad er det?

How much og how many bruges til at spørge om mængde.

Brug how much med utællelige navneord. Utællelige navneord beskriver ting, der normalt ikke tælles som separate enkeltdele.

• How much water do you drink?
• How much time do we have?

Brug how many med tællelige navneord i flertal. Tællelige navneord kan tælles som separate enkeltdele.

• How many books do you own?
• How many people are coming?

Very bruges før et tillægsord eller biord for at gøre betydningen stærkere. Det betyder "i høj grad."

• The coffee is very hot.
• She speaks very slowly.

Hvornår skal det bruges

Brug how much til at spørge om en mængde af noget utælleligt.

Almindelige utællelige navneord omfatter:

• water

• milk

• money

• time

• information

• rice

• sugar

• work

• How much money do you need?

• How much rice should I cook?

Brug how many til at spørge om antallet af tællelige ting.

• How many chairs are in the room?
• How many emails did you receive?

Brug how much til at spørge om prisen på noget.

• How much is this jacket?
• How much are those shoes?

Brug very til at forstærke et tillægsord.

• The room is very cold.
• That film was very interesting.

Brug very til at forstærke et biord.

• He drives very carefully.
• She finished very quickly.

Struktur

Spørgsmål med how much

Brug:

how much + utælleligt navneord + hjælpeverbum + grundled + udsagnsord?

Med verbet be, brug:

how much + utælleligt navneord + is/was + hensynsled?

• How much milk is in the fridge?
• How much time was available?

For at spørge om pris, brug:

how much + is/are + navneord?

• How much is the ticket?
• How much are these bags?

Spørgsmål med how many

Brug:

how many + tælleligt navneord i flertal + hjælpeverbum + grundled + udsagnsord?

Med verbet be, brug:

how many + tælleligt navneord i flertal + are/were + hensynsled?

• How many students are in the class?
• How many people were at the meeting?

Sætninger med much og many

Much og many er almindelige i benægtende sætninger og spørgsmål.

• We do not have much time.
• She does not have many friends.
• Do you drink much coffee?
• Are there many shops nearby?

I bekræftende sætninger er a lot of ofte mere naturligt.

• We have a lot of time.
• She has a lot of friends.

Sætninger med very

Brug:

very + tillægsord

• very cold
• very expensive
• very tired

Brug:

very + biord

• very slowly
• very carefully
• very well

I en fuld sætning:

grundled + udsagnsord + very + tillægsord/biord

• The test was very difficult.
• He answered very politely.

Brug normalt ikke very direkte før et navneord.

• a very interesting book
• ikke a very book

Eksempler

1. How much water do you drink every day?
2. How much money did the trip cost?
3. How much is this blue shirt?
4. How many brothers do you have?
5. How many people work in this office?
6. How many apples should we buy?
7. This bag is very heavy.
8. She is very happy with her new job.
9. He speaks English very well.
10. The children walked very slowly.

Undtagelser

Nogle navneord kan være tællelige eller utællelige afhængigt af deres betydning.

• How much coffee do you drink?
• How many coffees did you order?

I den første sætning betyder coffee drikken generelt. I den anden sætning betyder coffees separate kopper eller portioner.

Brug normalt ikke very med tillægsord, der allerede udtrykker en ekstrem betydning.

I stedet for very excellent, brug excellent.

I stedet for very impossible, brug impossible.

Nogle ekstreme tillægsord kan forstærkes med ord som absolutely eller completely.

• absolutely impossible
• completely empty

Almindelige fejl

1. Forkert: How many water do you drink? Korrekt: How much water do you drink? Forklaring: Water er et utælleligt navneord, så brug how much.

2. Forkert: How much books do you have? Korrekt: How many books do you have? Forklaring: Books er et tælleligt navneord i flertal, så brug how many.

3. Forkert: How many money do you need? Korrekt: How much money do you need? Forklaring: Money er utælleligt på engelsk.

4. Forkert: How much apples are there? Korrekt: How many apples are there? Forklaring: Brug how many med tællelige navneord i flertal.

5. Forkert: How much is these shoes? Korrekt: How much are these shoes? Forklaring: Brug are, fordi shoes er i flertal.

6. Forkert: She is very a friendly person. Korrekt: She is a very friendly person. Forklaring: Placer very før tillægsordet, ikke før artiklen.

7. Forkert: He drives very careful. Korrekt: He drives very carefully. Forklaring: Brug et biord til at beskrive, hvordan nogen kører.

8. Forkert: I have much friends. Korrekt: I have many friends. Forklaring: Brug many med tællelige navneord i flertal.