Count and Non-Count

How Many or How Much?

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Count · how many

How many soldiers? · Three soldiers.

Non-count · how much

How much water? · A lot of water.

Both · a lot of

A lot of books · a lot of information

Meaning switch

much paper (material) · many papers (documents)

Need an exact number for a non-count meaning? Count a unit: three pieces of advice.

“A lot of” funciona con ambos grupos.

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Tips

How Many or How Much?

  1. Primero decide el significado y countability; después elige how many/many o how much/much.
  2. A lot of sirve con ambos: a lot of reports; a lot of information.
  3. Paper demuestra recategorización: material no contable; documents contables.