General English Level 1 V 3
UNIT 05 Keeping well TOPIC 04 Seeing the doctor
LANGUAGE FOCUS 11 How much, how many
Joanne and the doctor say:
Joanne:
How much medicine should I take?
Doctor:
Take 10ml before each meal.

Roberta and Dr Smith say:
Dr Smith:
And you have to take these tablets.
Roberta:
How many should she take? And how often?
Dr Smith: She should take one tablet three times a day.

Joanne says: " How much medicine should I take?"
Medicine is an uncountable noun , so we use much .

Roberta says: " How many (tablets) should she take?"
Tablets are a countable noun , so we use many .
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