Mis see on?
How much ja how many kasutatakse koguse kohta küsimiseks.
Kasuta how much loendamatute nimisõnadega. Loendamatud nimisõnad kirjeldavad asju, mida tavaliselt ei loeta eraldi üksustena.
- How much water do you drink?
- How much time do we have?
Kasuta how many loendatavate mitmuse nimisõnadega. Loendatavaid nimisõnu saab lugeda eraldi üksustena.
- How many books do you own?
- How many people are coming?
Very kasutatakse omadussõna või määrsõna ees, et muuta selle tähendus tugevamaks. See tähendab "kõrgel määral".
- The coffee is very hot.
- She speaks very slowly.
Millal kasutada
Kasuta how much, et küsida millegi loendamatu koguse kohta.
Levinud loendamatud nimisõnad on:
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water
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milk
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money
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time
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information
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rice
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sugar
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work
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How much money do you need?
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How much rice should I cook?
Kasuta how many, et küsida loendatavate asjade arvu kohta.
- How many chairs are in the room?
- How many emails did you receive?
Kasuta how much, et küsida millegi hinna kohta.
- How much is this jacket?
- How much are those shoes?
Kasuta very, et tugevdada omadussõna.
- The room is very cold.
- That film was very interesting.
Kasuta very, et tugevdada määrsõna.
- He drives very carefully.
- She finished very quickly.
Struktuur
Küsimused sõnaga how much
Kasuta:
how much + loendamatu nimisõna + abiverb + subjekt + põhiverb?
| How much | Loendamatu nimisõna | Abiverb | Subjekt | Põhiverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How much | water | do | you | drink? |
| How much | money | does | she | need? |
| How much | time | did | they | spend? |
Verbiga be kasuta:
how much + loendamatu nimisõna + is/was + öeldistäide?
- How much milk is in the fridge?
- How much time was available?
Hinna küsimiseks kasuta:
how much + is/are + nimisõna?
- How much is the ticket?
- How much are these bags?
Küsimused sõnaga how many
Kasuta:
how many + mitmuse loendatav nimisõna + abiverb + subjekt + põhiverb?
| How many | Mitmuse nimisõna | Abiverb | Subjekt | Põhiverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How many | languages | do | you | speak? |
| How many | cars | does | he | own? |
| How many | photos | did | she | take? |
Verbiga be kasuta:
how many + mitmuse loendatav nimisõna + are/were + öeldistäide?
- How many students are in the class?
- How many people were at the meeting?
Laused sõnadega much ja many
Much ja many on levinud eitavates lausetes ja küsimustes.
- We do not have much time.
- She does not have many friends.
- Do you drink much coffee?
- Are there many shops nearby?
Jaatavates lausetes on a lot of sageli loomulikum.
- We have a lot of time.
- She has a lot of friends.
Laused sõnaga very
Kasuta:
very + omadussõna
- very cold
- very expensive
- very tired
Kasuta:
very + määrsõna
- very slowly
- very carefully
- very well
Täislauses:
subjekt + verb + very + omadussõna/määrsõna
- The test was very difficult.
- He answered very politely.
Tavaliselt ei kasutata very vahetult nimisõna ees.
- a very interesting book
- not a very book
Näited
- How much water do you drink every day?
- How much money did the trip cost?
- How much is this blue shirt?
- How many brothers do you have?
- How many people work in this office?
- How many apples should we buy?
- This bag is very heavy.
- She is very happy with her new job.
- He speaks English very well.
- The children walked very slowly.
Erandid
Mõned nimisõnad võivad olla loendatavad või loendamatud sõltuvalt nende tähendusest.
- How much coffee do you drink?
- How many coffees did you order?
Esimeses lauses tähendab coffee jooki üldiselt. Teises lauses tähendab coffees eraldi tasse või portsjoneid.
Tavaliselt ei kasutata very omadussõnadega, mis juba väljendavad äärmuslikku tähendust.
Selle asemel, et öelda very excellent, kasuta excellent.
Selle asemel, et öelda very impossible, kasuta impossible.
Mõnda äärmuslikku omadussõna saab tugevdada sõnadega nagu absolutely või completely.
- absolutely impossible
- completely empty
Levinud vead
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Vale: How many water do you drink? Õige: How much water do you drink? Selgitus: Water on loendamatu nimisõna, seega kasuta how much.
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Vale: How much books do you have? Õige: How many books do you have? Selgitus: Books on mitmuse loendatav nimisõna, seega kasuta how many.
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Vale: How many money do you need? Õige: How much money do you need? Selgitus: Money on inglise keeles loendamatu.
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Vale: How much apples are there? Õige: How many apples are there? Selgitus: Kasuta how many mitmuse loendatavate nimisõnadega.
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Vale: How much is these shoes? Õige: How much are these shoes? Selgitus: Kasuta are, sest shoes on mitmuses.
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Vale: She is very a friendly person. Õige: She is a very friendly person. Selgitus: Aseta very omadussõna ette, mitte artikli ette.
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Vale: He drives very careful. Õige: He drives very carefully. Selgitus: Kasuta määrsõna, et kirjeldada, kuidas keegi sõidab.
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Vale: I have much friends. Õige: I have many friends. Selgitus: Kasuta many mitmuse loendatavate nimisõnadega.