Is it how many are there or how many is there?

Is it how many are there or how many is there?

In standard English, only are fits the sentence you have given: “How many books are there on the shelf?” because how many books is plural. However, there are sentences in standard English that use are with how many: How many books is “a few”?

Which is correct there is many or there are many?

Use the word ‘many’ if the object is countable (no matter how larger the number) and treat the noun as a plural. “There are many creatures in the ocean.” Use the word ‘much’ if the object is measurable but not countable and treat the noun as singular. “There is much water in the ocean.”

Which is correct how much or how many?

Much is used to describe mass nouns or noncount nouns like juice, rice, patience, and happiness. When using much, the noun will always be singular; it cannot be plural. Many is used to describe count nouns or nouns that can be counted like books, ideas, leaves, and shoes.

Which is correct there is a lot or there are a lot?

Mostly, we will use “There are a lot of” with countable nouns, when we discuss plurals, and “There is a lot of” with uncountable nouns, but there is of course flexibility here – in many cases it may be down to the individual’s interpretation of the sentence. There are a lot of apples. There is a lot of meat.

How many is used for?

How many is used when we want to know the QUANTITY of something. It is only used with plural countable nouns. How many days are there in January?

Can I say there are?

The choice between the phrases there is and there are at the beginning of a sentence is determined by the noun that follows it. Use there is when the noun is singular (“There is a cat”). Use there are when the noun is plural (“There are two cats”).

Is or are with many?

Some listeners may silently insist that agreement in number is essential and would have preferred that you say “there are many” because “many” is a plural sort of word and works nicely with “are”. There ARE many is correct because you are talking about ‘many’ which is plural. IS is wrong, because it is singular.

How much it cost or how much does it cost?

“How much does it cost?” is the correct one. “How much it cost?” is understandable, but incorrect – a (very) beginner would be expected to use this.

Was or were a lot of?

Member. I agree, it has to be “were” because “people” is plural. “A lot” can go either way, though; you can use “was” if the noun is collective, or otherwise singular. “There was a lot of emotion in his performance.”

Are people correct?

Most of the time, people is the correct word to choose as a plural for person. Persons is archaic, and it is safe to avoid using it, except in legal writing, which has its own traditional language. Peoples is only necessary when you refer to distinct ethnic groups (for example, within the same region).

How many is too many meaning?

1. (idiomatic) One or more serving too much of alcohol, which leads to drunkenness. He’s had one too many. noun.

Which is correct, how many there are or how many are there?

The writer thought both were correct, so asked what the difference was. It is true, from a neutral perspective both “how many there are” or “how many are there” can be correct, but they have different uses. Here’s why:

When to use’there’vs’how many are there’?

When we use “There is/are” to form a statement, “there” indicates the state (there or not, a bit like to be or not). In this use, it functions like a subject. So we have “How many are there?” but “He asked how many there are.” However, “there” can also be used to indicate a location.

Do you know the difference between there and there are?

There Is vs. There Are. You probably know that the choice between is vs. are depends on a noun. In most sentences, the noun comes before the verb. But in sentences that begin with there is and there are, the noun comes later.

When to use there is or there are in a sentence?

Basics The choice between the phrases there is and there are at the beginning of a sentence is determined by the noun that follows it. Use there is when the noun is singular (“There is a cat”). Use there are when the noun is plural (“There are two cats”).