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Mickey Mouse 8241 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

as much as

Could anyone help me with the following?
I just want to know the reason why the writer use 'much' along with 'Kilograms' as 'KG' is countable noun.

"some of these fish can weigh as much as 80 kg'

Source: Practical English Usage, Swan

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Mickey Mouse 8241 I just want to know the reason why the writer us es 'much' along with ' k ilograms' as 'KG' "kilogram" is countable noun. Mickey Mouse 8241 S ome of these fish can weigh as much as 80 k g. The reference here is to the weight , not to the individual kilograms.

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  • Mickey Mouse 8241 I just want to know the reason why the writer us es 'much' along with ' k ilograms' as 'KG' "kilogram" is countable noun.
  • Mickey Mouse 8241 S ome of these fish can weigh as much as 80 k g.
  • The reference here is to the weight , not to the individual kilograms.
  • , A: How much do you weigh?
  • B: Oh, about 110 kg.
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Mickey Mouse 8241I just want to know the reason why the writer uses 'much' along with 'kilograms' as 'KG' "kilogram" is countable noun.
Mickey Mouse 8241 Some of these fish can weigh as much as 80 kg.
The reference here is to the weight, not to the individual k
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