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Grammar I learn Headway, Elementary level. 1. Why true: How MUCH toast would you like? I think: How MANY toasts would you like? 2. I'd like A/SOME/ANY fruit, please. How's true? Why? 3. I don't like BROCCOLI/AN ICE-CREAM/SOME HAM. How's true? Why?

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Some nouns are countable, and some are uncountable. You need to learn these, for example: how much + [uncountable noun] / how many + [countable noun]. Food, and types of food in the general sense, are uncountable. The best piece of advice I can give is, DON'T think in your native language. Sometimes English does things differently, so just accept it. If you don't accept it, you will always make mistakes. By the way, "true" means "exists in reality". The phrase you want is, "Which one is correct?" So... 1) How much toast would you like? (Toast is an uncountable noun.) 2) I'd like some fruit, please. (Fruit, in its general sense, is uncountable. You use "any" for questions and negative sentences.) 3) I don't like broccoli. (Ice-cream is uncountable, and "some" isn't used in negative sentences.) There are very clear rules at elementary level. Just memorise them and you'll learn faster.
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"toast" is uncountable so we use "much" How much toast do you want? - uncountable How many slices of toast do you want? - countable
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1. How much toast would you like sounds fine to me, and wouldn't be wrong in todays american english (Speaking wise) 2. I'd like a/some/any fruit, please. All are good, but each one means something else. 3. I don't like an ice-cream and some ham are both wrong.

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