When Money and Rupees are countable nouns why is "Much" used with them instead of "MANY" when asking a question like:  How much money do you have? or How much does
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page suggests that we use much with only uncountable nouns whereas the use of many/several is limited to countable nouns only. So I conclude that money is uncountable noun as I've heard people saying phrases like      So much money!   But, We do count the money in our daily life then why is it that money is considered an uncountable noun instead of countable? What if I say      I have $500 to spend   Wouldn't the money be considered countable in this case?  Edit The question may be considered duplicate of the suggested question but, in my opinion, the question on that link itself is not answered properly.
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Please tell me is there any fundamental difference between the two sentences:   Even today, people continue to use cheques.  Even today, people are continuing to use cheques.    I mean is there a difference as in time period (i.e when the action starts and when it ends). Or are the two sentence just the same and interchangeable?
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Can't we ask instead, Have you ever had a surgery? Is surgery a countable noun? I guess we can speak of surgeries in the plural form. Why should we use zero article in this sentence?  Update: What about the phrase, You will not be emperor.  is a countable noun according to the Cambridge dictionary. Why should we use zero article in this case?
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I'm having a hard time understanding whether to use plural or singular while making general sentences.   Doing a bit of research I found both can be used. For example:      Dogs are loyal animals.     A dog is a loyal animal.    (Both these sentences are talking about all/any dogs in general)      A child needs care.     Children need care.    (Both these sentences talk about all/ any children in general).  Now, as for the question: Recently, I looked up in the internet as to when is a definite article used. It says "We use the definite article in front of a noun when we believe 'the reader' knows exactly what we are referring to."  I think this statement is a general statement about the use of definite article. My first question,  am I right in thinking that this is a general statement?   Second question is, what if we use 'readers' in place of 'the reader'?  Will there be a change in meaning then? I'm asking this question because if this is a general statement then if I use 'a reader' or 'readers' in place of 'the reader' then it should all mean the same, i.e., all of them should be expressing 'any reader' just like the examples above (1 to 4). Right?  Another example:     (1)  Banks are financial institutions where 'a lender' meets 'a borrower'.   I guess this is also a general statement about banks. So can I phrase this sentence like this without any change in meaning?      (2)  Banks are financial institutions where 'lenders' meet 'borrowers'.   In sentence (1), 'a lender' expresses just one lender or any lender? In sentence (2), 'lenders' expresses more than one lender or any lender in general?
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There is a question in our grammar book that goes like this:  Her husband, a plumber's assistant, earns only 300 dollars a month, which makes it very difficult for her to feed and clothe her children properly, ______________ send them to school. a. much more b. still more c. much less d. even less  The book says that the answer is C. How do i explain it in the clearest way possible to my student? She is an intermediate level.
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I read the following sentence on YouTube and initially thought it was grammatically incorrect:     Here are 10 minutes of the movie Black Hawk Down!   I thought "are" should have been "is" but then I realized minutes is plural so the plural form, are, is used correctly. I also thought how most people would naturally say "Here is ten dollars in change" but is the use of the singular form, is, correct since dollars is plural?   Am I misunderstanding a rule?
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I have the following two examples:        Our proposed cost is expensive.   Our cost proposed is expensive.      Is there any difference between them? Or is the second sentence wrong?
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Lyircs of Free by Natalia Kills:     I'm free      I just spent all my money       but I rocked that like it don't cost a thing   Shouldn't it be "I've just spent all my money"? As far as I remember, our English told us to use Present Prefect in such case because of the just.
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I want to emphasize that I only have 5 dollars, so can I use the sentence:     Five dollars is all I have.   Or must it be:      Five dollars are all I have.   Please give the explanation as well.
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Why is the dropped in "I go to school by bus"? Why isn't it "I go to the school by the bus" if both school and bus are countable? Does the rule that a countable noun must have an article have an exception here?
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In Microsoft Word, the following sentence is flagged.  It tells me to use "was" instead of "were"     There were half a dozen books strewn about the floor.   I would think that you would use "were" since it's a quantity more than one.  You wouldn't say, "There was twelve books strewn about the floor."  Does the use of the "half" modify it somehow?
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When stating a general fact/preference on countable nouns, singular or plural is more suitable and natural? Example 1 :  I like apple. or I like apples.  Example 2:  I like eating apple. or I like eating apples.
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I know that words like login and payoff are properly nouns but I increasingly notice many (not at all uneducated) people use them as verbs:     Will you payoff your credit card this month?   and     Please check this when you login.   To me (a non-native English user), that seems incorrect because separating the core noun from a preposition is what I was taught: Please check this when you log in. (My emphasis)  Is this use proper or not?
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A total of 10 payments were made.   OR     A total of 10 payments was made.   Which is correct? Or can both be correct?
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Practically every part of the banana tree is used by man.   I think this sentence is correct but my grammar book say there should be each instead of every. I know we can't use every as a pronoun but in above sentence every part used as a single unit.  Correct me if I am wrong.
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Difference between "much, many, a lot of and lots of"  What is the difference between them?  Are they synonyms or not?
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Sentences are:   "The rainforests are in danger." "Rainforests are in danger."  So in this case, I think that they are both correct sentences...but:  "Guitars are musical instruments."  "The guitars are musical instruments."  In this case, we are still making generic statements about a plural noun, but the second one sounds bizarre. This for a student. I'm not sure WHY it's awkward. Why do we opt for "The guitar is a musical instrument."  Thanks in advance :)