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Do you have a car?

Are any of your friends
here?

How many lessons will you
have tomorrow?

Uncountable Nouns

Statements

In positive sentences, we use:

SOME + uncountable noun
I need some sugar in my coffee.
There is some milk on the floor.

Negatives

In negative sentences, we use:

ANY + uncountable noun
He didn’t buy any apple juice.
He doesn’t have any money left.

Questions

In questions, we use any and how much:

ANY + uncountable noun HOW MUCH + uncountable noun
Is there any sugar?

How much wine is there?

Do you have any luggage? How much luggage do you have?

Compare:

How many + plural countable noun How much + uncountable noun
How many eggs are there? – Six.

How much milk is there? – A litre.

How many plates are there? – Four. How much flour is there? – 500g.

LET’S SUMMARIZE: