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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
As many or as much
do we say "as many" or "as much" in this sentence and why?
There are some charities that claim they need volunteers every bit as ( many / much ) as they need money to make their efforts successful.
There are some charities that claim they need volunteers every bit as ( many / much ) as they need money to make their efforts successful.
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It should be "as much". "as many" is used for countable things: "We have as many apples as oranges".
- It should be "as much".
- "as many" is used for countable things: "We have as many apples as oranges".
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It should be "as much".
"as many" is used for countable things: "We have as many apples as oranges".
"as many" is used for countable things: "We have as many apples as oranges".
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Anonymousdo we say "as many" or "as much" in this sentence and why?
There are some charities that claim they need volunteers every bit as ( many / much ) as they need money to make their efforts successful.
.........they need volunteers................'volunteers' is a countable noun.
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No, Mr Wordy was correct. It is 'much'.
You are getting confused by the word 'volunteers' and what the sentence is actually saying. We are not talking about how many volunteers are needed.
We are comparing the need for volunteers with the need for money.The need for volunteers is as strong as the need for money. The need for both things (volunteers and money) is equal. It
You are getting confused by the word 'volunteers' and what the sentence is actually saying. We are not talking about how many volunteers are needed.
We are comparing the need for volunteers with the need for money.The need for volunteers is as strong as the need for money. The need for both things (volunteers and money) is equal. It
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