想知道「有多少蘋果?」、「多少錢?」、或「你幾歲?」的英文怎麼說嗎?這些問題都跟疑問詞 How
有關!今天我們就來學習 How many
, How much
, 和 How old
這三個超實用的問句吧!
一、問數量:How many vs. How much
要問「多少」的時候,我們要先判斷想問的東西是「可數」還是「不可數」的。
1. How many...? (用來問「可數名詞」的數量)
記得嗎?可數名詞就是可以一個一個數出來的東西 (例如:books, apples, students)。問可數名詞有多少個,就要用 How many
。
句型: How many
+ **複數可數名詞** + are there / do/does + 主詞 + have...?
How many
books
are there on the desk? (桌上有多少本書?)How many
apples
do you want? (你想要多少顆蘋果?)How many
students
are in your class? (你們班有多少學生?)
2. How much...? (用來問「不可數名詞」的數量)
不可數名詞是不能直接數的 (例如:water, milk, time, money, homework)。問不可數名詞有多少量,就要用 How much
。
句型: How much
+ **不可數名詞** + is there / do/does + 主詞 + have...?
How much
water
is in the bottle? (瓶子裡有多少水?)How much
time
do we have? (我們有多少時間?)How much
money
do you need? (你需要多少錢?)
關鍵:many
接可數複數,much
接不可數!
練習 1:填入 How many 或 How much
- _______ sisters do you have?
- _______ sugar do you put in your coffee?
- _______ chairs are in the room?
- _______ homework did you get today?
解答:1. How many
2. How much
3. How many
4. How much
二、問價格:How much...?
沒錯,又是 How much
!除了問不可數的數量,How much
也可以用來問「價格」。
句型:
How much
+ is + 單數主詞?How much
+ are + 複數主詞?How much
+ do/does + 主詞 + cost?
例句:
How much
is this shirt? (這件襯衫多少錢?)How much
are these shoes? (這雙鞋子多少錢?)How much
does it cost? (這個要多少錢?)
練習 2:用 How much 造問句
- 問這本書的價格:_______
- 問那些蘋果的價格:_______
解答:1. How much is this book? / How much does this book cost?
2. How much are those apples?
三、問年齡:How old...?
要問別人或某物的年齡、幾歲,就用 How old
。
句型: How old
+ is/are + 主詞?
How old
are you? (你幾歲?) - I am ten years old.How old
is your brother? (你弟弟/哥哥幾歲?) - He is five years old.How old
is this building? (這棟建築物多久了?) - It is fifty years old.
練習 3:寫出問句
- 你想問 Amy 幾歲:_______
- 你想問那隻貓幾歲:_______
解答:1. How old are you, Amy? / How old is Amy?
2. How old is the cat? / How old is it?
How Many/Much/Old 小總結:
How many
+ 複數可數名詞:問「多少個」。How much
+ 不可數名詞:問「多少量」。How much
:也可以問「價格」。How old
:問「年齡」。- 搞清楚可數和不可數,就能正確使用 How many 和 How much 囉!