Describing people and answering questions with how many

Choose the correct option.

A: __________ students can you see in the picture?

B: Seven.

• How

• What

• Who

• How many

Answer explanation

Use HOW MANY to ask about QUANTITY of countable things.

What can you see in this picture?

• A pair of purple headphones.

• A pair of gray headphones.

• A purple headphones.

• A purple headphone.

Answer explanation

Notice that headphones is plural. We can't say "a headphones". If you count it as a unit, you have to say "a pair of": A PAIR OF headphones. You can also say only "headphones." For example, I have new headphones. (no article)

What can you see in a zoo?

• I can see animals in a zoo.

• I can't see animals in a zoo.

• I can go to a zoo.

• I can't go to a zoo.

Answer explanation

CAN + VERB = ability, possibility and permission.

How many books does the boy have?

• He have seven books.

• He has seven books.

• He can have seven books.

• He does have seven books.

Answer explanation

Verb HAVE for he, she it ===> HAS

(only in the affirmative sentences)

The adjective order for hair is usually this:

SIZE - SHAPE - COLOR

What's the correct option according to the rule?

• She has long straight black hair.

• She has black straight long hair.

• She has long black straight hair.

Answer explanation

She has

LONG =====> size

STRAIGHT =====> shape or type

BLACK ====> color

hair

The adjective order for hair is usually this:

SIZE - SHAPE - COLOR

What's the correct option according to the rule?

• He has curly blond short hair.

• He has short curly blond hair.

• He has blond curly short hair.

Answer explanation

He has

SHORT =====> size

CURLY =====> shape or type

BLOND ====> color

hair

The adjective order for hair is usually this:

SIZE - SHAPE - COLOR

What's the correct option according to the rule?

• He has curly short brown hair.

• He has brown curly short hair.

• He has short curly brown hair.

Answer explanation

He has

SHORT =====> size

CURLY =====> shape or type

BROWN ====> color

hair

The adjective order for hair is usually this:

SIZE - SHAPE - COLOR

What's the correct option according to the rule?

• He has short wavy gray hair.

• He has short gray wavy hair.

• He has gray wavy short hair.

Answer explanation

He has

SHORT =====> size

WAVY =====> shape or type

GRAY ====> color

hair

The adjective order for hair is usually this:

SIZE - SHAPE - COLOR

What's the correct option according to the rule?

• She has wavy long red hair.

• She has long wavy red hair.

• She has long red wavy hair.

Answer explanation

She has

LONG =====> size

WAVY =====> shape or type

RED ====> color

hair

The adjective order for hair is usually this:

SIZE - SHAPE - COLOR

What's the correct option according to the rule?

• She has long wavy black hair.

• She has black long wavy hair.

• She has wavy long black hair.

Answer explanation

She has

LONG =====> size

WAVY =====> shape or type

BLACK ====> color

hair