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HOW MUCH & MANY
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diva2402
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HOW MUCH & MANY
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I WAS EXPLAINING TO MY STUDENTS (ELEMENTARY LEVEL) THE USE OF HOW MUCH & MANY....AND ONE OF THEM ASKED ME..."TEACHER, IF WE USE HOW MUCH FOR UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS, WHY DO WE SAY HOW MUCH MONEY....WE CAN COUNT MONEY".....PLEASE TELL ME WHAT�S THE BEST RESPONSE 4 THIS...HEEELP |
8 Feb 2011
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NanG
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That you can count coins and bank notes but you cannot count money because you cannot say " one money"... At least, that �s what I tell them.
Hope this helps.
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8 Feb 2011
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boydegg
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Tell them that we can count dollars, pounds, rupees etc, but money is uncountable.
The same way we can count cars, taxis, buses - but traffic is an uncountable noun.
We don �t say �there are 24 traffics ... likewise, we don �t say I �ve got 100 monies. Traffic and money are uncountable nouns.
How many dollars does it cost? How much money does it cost? |
8 Feb 2011
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Olindalima ( F )
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Hi,
So happy to see the questions our students have are, more or less the same , all around.
We don �t count money - we can �t say some thing costs 3 moneys.
We count currency - we count Euro, Dollar, .....
So, we ask how much ( money ) is it?
The answer is countable - It �s 3 Dollars/ euro , etc....
When you ask, you ask about value, so you say HOW MUCH.
You answer and you answer with a countable number / currency.
My tupence
@ ( Hi Apodo, is it right now, my Portuguese five cents ? - LOL )
@ Diva, Hope this was helpfull
Kisses
Linda
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8 Feb 2011
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anuska8
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I always say them that this word is uncountable because the own word can �t be quantified. You can �t say: "muchos dinero".
Kisses! |
8 Feb 2011
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diva2402
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THX U ALL....U ARE GREAT... |
8 Feb 2011
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Bare
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I discuss the same thing with my students, too. But we also touch the problem of TIME
1. How much time do we have ?
( Time vs hours ) but: How many hours do you have?
2. How many times have I told you... ( a period of time...occasion...moment )
Do you have more examples?!?
Goga
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8 Feb 2011
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epit
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My kids ask the same question.t is too difficult to explain but I found an easy way .I �m taking my purse and I begin to count every kurush (pence )and liras (pounds) and I say"I have 7 or 8 money � They say that is meaningless .After then I �m explaining ıf we calculate the value of money that is meaningful.So they can understand money is uncountable .It is my way of course . �m not sure ıt is completely right or wrong but it works .Hugs |
8 Feb 2011
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I used to get that question invariably, every year and found it difficult to make it clear for my pupils! I wish I was still teaching!
