Expressing quantity: How much …? or How many …?

Expressing quantity: How much …? or How many …?

When we are asking about quantity or amount of something, we start questions with “How many” or “How much”.

How many …? (Quantity)

"How many …?" is used with countable nouns.

Countable nouns: they could be counted, and they are singular or plural: friend, girl, dog, candy,

Examples:

How many friends do you have?

How many candies do you want?

How many cousins do you have?

How many books did you read this weekend?

How much …? (Quantity)

"How much...?" is used with uncountable nouns.

Uncountable nouns: they could NOT be counted, they are only singular and could not be plural: money, water, sugar, oil, milk, sand, soap, etc.

Examples:

How much money do you have?

How much juice can you drink?

How much time do you have?

How much sugar would you like in your coffee?

How much milk did you buy?

How much …? (Price or Weight)

"How much …?" is also used when asking about price or weight. 

In this case we can use it with countable nouns. (singular or plural)

Examples:

How much does it cost?

How much do those socks cost? How much are those socks?

How much did that skirt cost? How much is that skirt?

How much do you weight?

How much does this bag weight?

How much does your suitcase weight?

How much does the banana bunch weight?