ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)Re: "how many is too much" or "how many are too much?"http://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/ggppb/post.htm#535195Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:28:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:535195Goodman0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/ggppb/post.htm#535195http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-535195.xml&quot;many&quot; &nbsp;is&nbsp;for countable and&nbsp;&quot;many&quot; is for&nbsp;non-countable. <br /><br /> <p><span style="COLOR:black;">In general, “much” is singular, and “many” is plural. However, in context specific situations, the rules may be bent.</span></p> <p><span style="COLOR:black;">&nbsp;</span><br />How many apples&nbsp;are there in a case? - plural <br /><br /><span style="COLOR:black;">How many is too many?” – singular</span></p> <p><span style="COLOR:black;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="COLOR:black;">How many calories are there contained in a chocolate bar?- plural</span></p> <p><span style="COLOR:black;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="COLOR:black;">How much is this carton of eggs? – singular</span></p> <p><span style="COLOR:black;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="COLOR:black;">How much are those boots in the window? –plural</span></p> <p><span style="COLOR:black;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="COLOR:black;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="COLOR:black;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="COLOR:black;">&nbsp;</span></p><br /><br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: "how many is too much" or "how many are too much?"http://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/ggpmk/post.htm#535153Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:17:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:535153Yoong Liat1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/ggpmk/post.htm#535153http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-535153.xml<p>How many is too much?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>"how many is too much" or "how many are too much?"http://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/ggpdq/post.htmTue, 01 Jul 2008 06:48:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:535006Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/ggpdq/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-535006.xmlwhich one is correct? Or does it depend on whether &quot;how many&quot; can be singular or plural?<br /><br />Thank you!<div style="clear:both;"></div>