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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
As many as
1. You cannot find a single leaf on the tree.
I have to use "as many as" or "as much as" in this sentence
2. You cannot find as many as a single leaf on the three.
3. You cannot find as much as a single leaf on the three.
As I know we use many for "countable Plural noun" and much for "uncountable noun".
But I have doubt,because of the word "a single leaf" is countable but singular.
So whic one out of (2) and (3) is correct?
I have to use "as many as" or "as much as" in this sentence
2. You cannot find as many as a single leaf on the three.
3. You cannot find as much as a single leaf on the three.
As I know we use many for "countable Plural noun" and much for "uncountable noun".
But I have doubt,because of the word "a single leaf" is countable but singular.
So whic one out of (2) and (3) is correct?
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'As many as' because it is countable, Hanuman, but it is an unnatural collocation, so sounds a little strange-- '1' is not 'many' at all. '-- (I presume you mean 'tree', not '3').
- 'As many as' because it is countable, Hanuman, but it is an unnatural collocation, so sounds a little strange-- '1' is not 'many' at all.
- '-- (I presume you mean 'tree', not '3').
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'As many as' because it is countable, Hanuman, but it is an unnatural collocation, so sounds a little strange-- '1' is not 'many' at all. The normal phraseology is 'you cannot find a single leaf on the tree.'-- (I presume you mean 'tree', not '3').
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Sir,
As in sentence "a single leaf" has been used so I think we cannot use "as many as"
beacuse "many" precedes plural countable noun.
You cannot find as much as a single leaf on the tree.
What di you think.
Thanks.
As in sentence "a single leaf" has been used so I think we cannot use "as many as"
beacuse "many" precedes plural countable noun.
You cannot find as much as a single leaf on the tree.
What di you think.
Thanks.
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I think someone would say it, but I don't like it as well as 'as many as'. 'Many' is not an adjective modifier of 'leaf' here. 'As many'='the same quantity as'. 1 is a quantity, just as are 2, 3, or 4. The strangeness comes from the presumed need to count up to 1, and that is why I suggested the alternative 'you cannot find a single leaf on the tree'.
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