How much is used for non countable noun or singular object
How much digunakan untuk noun yang tidak boleh dikira atau satu bentuk yang tidak dapat dihitung banyaknya. Seperti air,minyak dan lain-lain.
How much milk is left?
How much was the book?
How much money do you have?
How many is used for countable noun or plural
How many digunakan untuk noun yang boleh dikira. Seperti sebuah kereta, dua buah kereta.
How many pairs of shoes do you have?
How many times have you eaten there?
How many children are in the playground?
Contohnya clothes (baju).
Clothes ialah gabungan berkataan dari bermacam-macam helaian pakaian seperti:
pants, shorts, t-shirts, shirts, skirts, blouse and so on.
Di sini clothes akan dikira sebagai uncountable noun. Jadi bila bertanya:
How much clothes did you buy?
Tetapi, kalau anda bertanya yang spesifik:
How many shirts did you buy?