how many的疑问句可以是这样的how many children are there in your family?你家里有多少小孩?回答是there are four children in my family.我家里四个小孩。
how many的意思是多少,它后面接可数名词的复数形式。how much接不可数名词,也有多少的意思。
How many books are there on the desk? 桌子上有几本书?
回 There are five books on the desk. 桌子上有五本书。