Possessives and Have Got

Hello friends, I’m Cesar Lima and today I’m answering the following question:
buena tarde teacher

me surgieron unas dudas sobre la estructura de how much y how many combinándolo con have got
podría mandarme unos ejercicios sobre esto y para q se ocupa
So, yes, of course I can help you.
 Firstly, remember that the difference between many and much is:
Many  Plural Countable Nouns Much  Uncountable Nouns (They only have a singular form)
 Now, many and much are used in negative sentences and in questions.
 Then, remember that the structure have got/has got follows some rules:
 NEVER use auxiliary do/does.
 ALWAYS use the verb have/has as the auxiliary.
 Have got/has got demonstrates possession.
 Contractions in affirmative: I’ve got/You’ve got/ They’ve got (I have got/You have got/They have got)
He’s got/She’s got (He has got/She has got)
 How much/How many…? is to ask about quantity and we can use it together with have got/has got, to ask
about the quantity that you have or you possess.
For example:
How many oranges have you got? How much fruit have you got?
How many books have you got? How much water have you got?
How many coins have they got? How much money have they got?
How many documents have we got? How much information have we got?
3rd Person
How many oranges has she got? How much fruit has she got?
How many books has he got? How much water has he got?
How many coins has he got? How much money has she got?
How many documents has she got? How much information has he got?
 When you give an answer to these questions:
How many documents have we got? How much money have they got?
We’ve got a lot of documents. They’ve got some money.
We’ve got 18 documents. They’ve got little money.
We haven’t got any information. They haven’t got any money.
Now, some exercises:

1. Put the questions in the correct order and then give answers.
 many/friends/how/you/have/got/?
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 has/she/many/laptops/got/how/?
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 we/got/much/have/how/time/?
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how/classes/many/you/got/today/?/have
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 many/pets/has/your mother/how/got/?
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 ?/has/your/sister/much/homework/how/got
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2. Complete with many/much - have/has.
a) How ____________ onions ____________ you got in the fridge?
b) How ____________ ideas ____________ she got for the project?
c) How ____________ soup ____________ you got in the cupboard?
d) How ____________ pencils ____________ Andrew got in the backpack?
e) How ____________ files ____________ you got in your laptop?
f) How ____________ fish ____________ Mary and John got in their dishes.
REMEMBER. You can also use have got/has got to ask about something different. Not necessarily in combination with
how much/how many.
For example:
Have you got any fruit? Has she got any brothers?
Have you got any fruit in the fridge? Has she got any brothers or sisters?
Have Tim, Andy and Kevin got any fruit? Has Victoria Beckham got any brothers or sisters?
Have you got a wardrobe in your room? Has Tom Bradley got any tennis shoes?
Have we got any apples for our breakfast? Has he got any water?
Have they got any dogs or cats? Has she got any water in her bottle?
POSSESSIVES
Now let’s remember about possessive pronouns and possessive’s.
Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, hers, his, ours, and theirs) are used to avoid repetition. We don’t want to sound
repetitive.
For example:
Is that John’s car? No, it’s [my car] > No, it’s mine.
Whose coat is this? Is it [your coat]? > Is it yours?
Her coat is grey, [my coat]is brown Her coat is grey, mine is brown.
Remember that in Spanish we have some questions: ¿De quién es este auto? ¿De quién es este suéter?
In English we have questions like these:
 Whose car is this?
 Whose jumper is this?
 Whose book is this?
 Whose cars are these?
 Whose jumpers are these?
 Whose books are these?
We can answer to the questions in different forms:

 Whose car is this?
a. It’s my car. (Es mi auto)
b. It’s mine. (Es mío)
c. It’s Cesar’s. (Es de César.)
 Whose jumper is this?
a. It’s her car. (Es su auto) (=su refiriéndose a que es de ella)
b. It’s hers. (Es suyo/Es de ella)
c. It’s Diana’s. (Es de Diana.)
 Whose book is this?
a. It’s our book. (Es nuestro libro)
b. It’s ours. (Es nuestro.)
c. It’s Daniela, Juan and Cesar’s. (Es de Daniela, Juan y César.)
 Whose books are these?
a. They’re our books. (Son nuestros libros)
b. They’re ours. (Son nuestros)
c. They’re Daniela, Juan and Cesar’s. (Son de Daniela, Juan y César.)
 Whose jumpers are these?
a. They’re their books. (Son sus libros.)
b. They’re theirs. (Son suyos.)
c. They’re Daniela, Juan and Cesar’s. (Son de Daniela, Juan y César.)
OTHER POSSIBLE EXAMPLES in common sentences just to demonstrate possession, in this case they are not answers,
just normal sentences.
SINGULAR
PLURAL
Diana’s car is fast.
The children’s school is really big.
Alonso’s books are about geography.
The dogs’ ball is lost.
Carlos’ shoes are new.
The airplanes’ hangar is enormous.
The dog’s ball is lost.
Tony, Manuel, Jonathan and Robert’s children are funny.
The airplane’s wheels are special.
REMEMBER POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (my, your, her, his, its, our, and their) ARE DIFFERENT FROM POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS (mine, yours, hers, his, ours, and theirs). CHECK THE EXERCISES ON THE WEBSITES I SHARE YOU.
Any question, send me an e-mail. Cesar.

Some References and exercises for possessive ADJECTIVES.
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file01/grammar01_c01?cc=mx&selLanguage=en
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file01/grammar01_c02?cc=mx&selLanguage=en
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/beginner3/grammar/file04/grammar04_a01?cc=mx&selLanguage=en
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/beginner3/grammar/file04/grammar04_a02?cc=mx&selLanguage=en
Some References and exercises for possessive PRONOUNS.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/pronouns/pronouns-possessive-my-mine-your-yours-
etc
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file04/grammar04_d01?cc=mx&selLanguage=en
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file04/grammar04_d02?cc=mx&selLanguage=en
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint3/grammar/file08/grammar08_c01?cc=mx&selLanguage=en
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint3/grammar/file08/grammar08_c02?cc=mx&selLanguage=en

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Hello friends, I’m Cesar Lima and today I’m answering the following question:

buena tarde teacher

So, yes, of course I can help you.

 When you give an answer to these questions:

Now, some exercises:

Whose coat is this? Is it [your coat]? > Is it yours?

We can answer to the questions in different forms:

Any question, send me an e-mail. Cesar.

Some References and exercises for possessive PRONOUNS.

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