When to use "much" and "many" | English grammar lesson

Learn the difference between "much" and "many" with this English grammar lesson.
We use many when asking about quantity with countable nouns with the expression "how many". Example: How many apples are there?
We use how much for asking about quantity with uncountable nouns. Example: How much milk is there?
We also use many in negative sentences with countable nouns to describe a small quantity or amount. Example: "There aren't many apples."
For describing a small quantity with uncountable nouns, then we use much in the negative, for example "there isn't much wine."
For positive sentences to express a large quantity, we do NOT use much or many. We prefer "a lot of" or "lots of". For example "There are a lot of oranges" and "there is a lot of milk.
At the end of the English lesson, there are some grammar exercises to test your understanding.
The accent is a British English accent and there are subtitles / closed captions during the whole video lesson.
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a- 1) How many bananas are there ?
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Hello and thanks for your answers. Here are some comments and corrections:
1-How many figs are in the cupboard? --> correct
2-How much watermelon is there? --> correct
1-How much coffee you prepared? --> How much coffee have you prepared? (present perfect) OR How much coffee did you prepare? (past simple)
2-How much tea is there? --> correct
1-There isn't much better ih the cupboard. --> correct (spelling correction: "There isn't much *butter in* the cupboard." )
2-There aren't many kales in the fridge. --> There isn't much kale in the fridge. (kale is more commonly considered to be uncountable )
3-there isn't much Kouskous. -> correct (I think we spell it couscous in English)
4-There aren't many eggs. -> correct
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2) How is much salt ? --> "How much salt is there?"
3) There aren't many schools in this city. --> correct
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1.- How many grapes are there?
- How many peaches are there?
2. - How much oranges juice is there?
- How much pasta is in the fridge?
3. - There isn't much grated cheese.
- There aren't many slices of cheese.
- There isn't much chicken meet pieces,
- There aren't many herbal infusion bags.

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+Adriana Marcela Pinzón Martínez Hello and thanks for your answers. Here are some comments and corrections:
1.- How many grapes are there? --> correct
- How many peaches are there? --> correct
2. - How much oranges juice is there? --> correct
- How much pasta is in the fridge? --> correct
3. - There isn't much grated cheese. --> correct
- There aren't many slices of cheese. --> correct
- There isn't much chicken meet pieces --> "There aren't many pieces of chicken." or perhaps "There aren't many chicken pieces."
- There aren't many herbal infusion bags. --> correct
Well done, you have learned a lot from this lesson.
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