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"How much" y "How many"

"How much" y "How many"

06/02/2008

“HOW MUCH”

 

 Como regla general diremos que “how much” lo utilizamos para preguntar acerca de “cuánto” cuando preguntamos sobre la cantidad de algo que no se puede contar. Aquí tenéis unos ejemplos para verlo más claro:

 

How much water is there in the house? (Daniel 4ºA)

How much water is there in the aquarium?

How much English do you know?

How much cheese is there in the fridge?

 

También usamos how much para preguntar el precio de algo, ya sea contable o incontable. Tened en cuenta en todo caso que si sobre lo que estamos preguntando el precio es singular o plural. Con estos ejemplos por cortesía de los alumnos de 4ºB se verá todo más claro. Además han añadido la respuesta a cada pregunta de forma orientativa:

 

How much does cheese cost? 1 Euro 10 Cents (Beatriz)

How much do ice creams cost? Ice creams cost 7. 64 Euros (Kaina)

How much does my bike cost? It costs 200€ (Irene. T)

How much do carrots cost? Carrots cost 46 Cents (Raúl)

How much does PSP cost? It Costs 199,95€ (Noelia)

How much do tomatoes cost? Tomatoes cost 1€ 20 Cents (Asiel)

How much do strawberries cost? 1€ 30 Cents (Sheila)

How much does bread cost? Bread costs 3.30€ (Alex)

How much  does chicken cost? 2€ (Marco)

How much do sweets cost? 25 Cents (Irene S.)

How much does a kiwi cost? 3.35€ (Natalia)

How much does my t-shirt cost? My t-shirt costs 20€ (Laura)

How much does my pencil case cost? 1.10€ (Marina)

How much does a water melon cost? 2.50€ (Sofía)

How much do pears cost? 9 Cents (Adrián)

How much does a ruler cost? 35€ (Iván)

How much does a bed cost? 100€ (Néstor)

 

“HOW MANY”

 

 La estructura “how many” la emplearemos cuando preguntemos acerca de la cantidad de algo que se puede contar. Vamos a ver unos ejemplos propuestos por los alumnos de 4ºA:

 

How many boys are there in the park? (Mariano)

How many oranges are there in the supermarket? (Lucía J.)

How many pencils are there in my pencil case? (Laura)

How many people are the in the farm? (Sheila)

How many elephants are there in the world? (Rubén)

How many books are there in the bag? (Noelia)

How many fish are there in the sea? (Juan Pedro)

How many dogs are there in the class? (Paula)

How many mothers are there in the park? (Iván)

How many boys are there in the football match? (Lucía M.)

 

En resumen:

Preguntando por la cantidad de algo:

How much para sustantivos incontables

How many para sustantivos contables

 

Preguntando por el precio de algo:

How much en todos los casos

 

 Por cierto, en esta página podéis echar un ojo y ver de que país procede cada una de las monedas de 10 céntimos (Ten cents).

http://www.eurocoins.co.uk/images10cents.html

 

En cuanto a las libras esterlinas y peniques propios de UK (United kingdom)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ad/Britishcoins.jpg

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