Unit 24: how much/how many (questions 2)

We use how + adjective to ask some questions:

• How old are you? – I’m 18 years old

• How tall are you? – I’m 1 metre 75

• How big is the box? – It’s pretty big!

We use much and many to ask about quantities:

• How much does it cost? – about ten pounds

• How much coffee do we have left? – not much, we’d better buy some more.

• How many people came to your presentation? – A lot, more than I expected.

Note that we usually use the ‘superior’ word to ask questions: