How much does it cost meaning in English
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Definition
How much does (this turnip) cost?: How much is (this turnip)? What is the price of (this turnip)?
How much would (a little dog) be?: What would be the price of (a little dog)?
Examples
- "But I do have one very important question: How much does this cost?"
- "I do like it though - how much would a small bottle be?"
- "How much will it cost to put my body on ice?"
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below using much or many.
Luna: How is that dog in the window?
Shopkeeper: Which one? We have so dogs in the window.
Luna: The one with the waggling tail.
Shopkeeper: Oh that one. It's not for sale.
Luna: There's not sense putting it in the window then.
Shopkeeper: So people say that. He just likes the view.
* 'to waggle one's tail' is to shake or move it back and forth. Dogs often do this when they are happy or excited. To learn more about dogs, consult your local veterinarian or dog owner.
Luna: How is that dog in the window?
Shopkeeper: Which one? We have so dogs in the window.
Luna: The one with the waggling tail.
Shopkeeper: Oh that one. It's not for sale.
Luna: There's not sense putting it in the window then.
Shopkeeper: So people say that. He just likes the view.
* 'to waggle one's tail' is to shake or move it back and forth. Dogs often do this when they are happy or excited. To learn more about dogs, consult your local veterinarian or dog owner.
Fill in the blanks below using much or many.
Luna: How much 1 is that dog in the window?
Shopkeeper: Which one? We have so many 2 dogs in the window.
Luna: The one with the waggling tail.
Shopkeeper: Oh that one. It's not for sale.
Luna: There's not much 3 sense putting it in the window then.
Shopkeeper: So many 4 people say that. He just likes the view.
* 'to waggle one's tail' is to shake or move it back and forth. Dogs often do this when they are happy or excited. To learn more about dogs, consult your local veterinarian or dog owner.
Luna: How much 1 is that dog in the window?
Shopkeeper: Which one? We have so many 2 dogs in the window.
Luna: The one with the waggling tail.
Shopkeeper: Oh that one. It's not for sale.
Luna: There's not much 3 sense putting it in the window then.
Shopkeeper: So many 4 people say that. He just likes the view.
* 'to waggle one's tail' is to shake or move it back and forth. Dogs often do this when they are happy or excited. To learn more about dogs, consult your local veterinarian or dog owner.
1 much: In English, the question 'how much is (that hat)?' refers to the cost of the hat or how much 'money' it is. A more complete way to ask this question is 'how much money does the hat cost?' 'Money' is implied or understood as the subject of the phrase. Because 'money' is an uncountable noun, 'much' is used rather than 'many'.
2 many: 'Dogs' is a countable noun, so we use 'many' to describe it.
3 much: We use 'much' to describe uncountable nouns. The word 'sense' is an uncountable noun. The idiom 'to make sense' means to be 'reasonable' or 'logical'.
4 many: The noun 'people' is countable, therefore we use 'many' to describe it.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks below using either much or many.
Icarus: Mr. Delavigne, I am amazed by how money we spend on paperclips every month.
Bruno: How times have I told you, Icarus? We need paperclips.
Icarus: Maybe if people wrote shorter letters we wouldn't need so of them.
Bruno: Icarus, don't be ridiculous.
Icarus: We wouldn't use so paper either.
Bruno: Go away Icarus. You're giving me a headache.
* A 'paperclip' is a piece of bent wire or plastic used for holding sheets of paper together.
Icarus: Mr. Delavigne, I am amazed by how money we spend on paperclips every month.
Bruno: How times have I told you, Icarus? We need paperclips.
Icarus: Maybe if people wrote shorter letters we wouldn't need so of them.
Bruno: Icarus, don't be ridiculous.
Icarus: We wouldn't use so paper either.
Bruno: Go away Icarus. You're giving me a headache.
* A 'paperclip' is a piece of bent wire or plastic used for holding sheets of paper together.
Fill in the blanks below using either much or many.
Icarus: Mr. Delavigne, I am amazed by how much 1 money we spend on paperclips every month.
Bruno: How many 2 times have I told you, Icarus? We need paperclips.
Icarus: Maybe if people wrote shorter letters we wouldn't need so many 3 of them.
Bruno: Icarus, don't be ridiculous.
Icarus: We wouldn't use so much 4 paper either.
Bruno: Go away Icarus. You're giving me a headache.
* A 'paperclip' is a piece of bent wire or plastic used for holding sheets of paper together.
Icarus: Mr. Delavigne, I am amazed by how much 1 money we spend on paperclips every month.
Bruno: How many 2 times have I told you, Icarus? We need paperclips.
Icarus: Maybe if people wrote shorter letters we wouldn't need so many 3 of them.
Bruno: Icarus, don't be ridiculous.
Icarus: We wouldn't use so much 4 paper either.
Bruno: Go away Icarus. You're giving me a headache.
* A 'paperclip' is a piece of bent wire or plastic used for holding sheets of paper together.
1 much: We use 'much' to describe uncountable nouns like 'money'. We often talk about 'how much something costs'. In this expression, 'money' is implied or understood as the subject of the phrase. Because 'money' is an uncountable noun, 'much' is used rather than 'many'.
2 many: The noun 'times' is countable, therefore we use 'many' to describe it.
3 many: We use 'many' to describe countable nouns. 'Many' is used as a pronoun here which replaces the term 'paperclips', a countable noun which was introduced in Icarus' first sentence.
4 much: We use 'much' to describe uncountable nouns like 'paper'. Note that had we written 'a piece of paper', the subject becomes countable.
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