25 Example Sentences with How Many

How Many - How Much

The word "How", by itself, it means "as", but being combined with many Y much, could be translated as "how many". The difference between how many and how much is that how many refers to nouns that can be counted, meaning that the answer to a question with how many is usually a number. In contrast, how much refers to nouns uncountable.

The translations are:

• How many: How many.
• How much: how much.

Sample questions with how much and how many

1. How much milk do I have to buy? (How much milk should I buy?)
2. How many cups of milk do you use for this recipe? (How many cups of milk do you use for this recipe?)
3. How much sugar do you eat daily? (How much sugar do you eat daily?)
4. How many kilograms of sugar come in that package? (How many kilos of sugar come in that package?)
5. How much weight did you gain? (How much weight did you gain?)
6. How many eggs did she buy? (How many eggs did he buy?)
7. How many people will eat? (How many people will come?)
8. How many students are in the classroom? (How many students are in the classroom?)
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9. How much chocolate do you let them eat? (How much chocolate do you allow them to eat?)
10. How many spoonfuls of honey do you want in your tea? (How many tablespoons of honey do you want in your tea?)
11. How much water do I have to drink when I exercise? (How much water should I drink when I exercise?)
12. How many times did he go to the gym this week? (How many times did he go to the gym this week?)
13. How much did you pay? (How much did you pay?)
14. How much does the ticket cost? (How much is admission?)
15. How many friends do you have? (How many friends do you have?)
16. How much time do you spend with them? (How much time do you spend with them?)
17. How much do you like the piano? (How much do you like the piano?)
18. How many records do you have? (How many discs you have?)
19. How much do you work? (How much do you work?)
20. How many hours do you stay at work? (How many hours do you stay at work?)
21. Today many people do you know in this city? (How many people do you know in this city?)
22. How much thinking did you put into this? (How much did you think this?)
23. How much heat do you need for the cake? (How much heat do you need for the cake?)
24. How many days has it been raining so far? (How many days has it been raining?)
25. How much do you miss her? (How much do you miss her?)

See also: Examples of How Old, How Far and How Often

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