how many的疑問句可以是這樣的how many children are there in your family?你家裡有多少小孩?回答是there are four children in my family.我家裡四個小孩。
how many的意思是多少,它後面接可數名詞的複數形式。how much接不可數名詞,也有多少的意思。
How many books are there on the desk? 桌子上有幾本書
回答: There are five books on the desk. 桌子上有五本書。