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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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as much as
She has apples as much as 50.
What does the phrase "as much as" means here?
I would have written this sentence, simply, as "She has 50 apples". Then, what is the author/speaker intention behind using the phrase "as much as" in such sentences.
Please help me.
What does the phrase "as much as" means here?
I would have written this sentence, simply, as "She has 50 apples". Then, what is the author/speaker intention behind using the phrase "as much as" in such sentences.
Please help me.
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Your sentence is incorrect. She has as many as 50 apples. She has as much as a bushel of apples.
- Your sentence is incorrect.
- She has as many as 50 apples.
- She has as much as a bushel of apples.
- 'As many/much as' means 'up to' that quantity/amount as a maximum, but perhaps not quite that many/much.
- She may have only 40 apples, but she could have a maximum of 50; the speaker is unsure of the precise quantity.
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Your sentence is incorrect. She has as many as 50 apples. She has as much as a bushel of apples. 'As many/much as' means 'up to' that quantity/amount as a maximum, but perhaps not quite that many/much. She may have only 40 apples, but she could have a maximum of 50; the speaker is unsure of the precise quantity.
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