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Seantrfc Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Makes money as much as
Hi,
Looking for some help with regards to explaining why the following sentence is wrong.
"Andy makes money as much as David".
The correct answer is "Andy makes as much money as David".
This was on my Korean middle school's test and we have a parent calling to complain. He keeps asking why? The only thing I can think of is that in this particular phrase, the object (mon?y) must always come after 'as much..........'. If it comes before 'as much as', the sentence seems to be going towards talking about frequency rather than quantity.
Can anybody help with explaining this?
Sean
Looking for some help with regards to explaining why the following sentence is wrong.
"Andy makes money as much as David".
The correct answer is "Andy makes as much money as David".
This was on my Korean middle school's test and we have a parent calling to complain. He keeps asking why? The only thing I can think of is that in this particular phrase, the object (mon?y) must always come after 'as much..........'. If it comes before 'as much as', the sentence seems to be going towards talking about frequency rather than quantity.
Can anybody help with explaining this?
Sean
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'. ) follows its modifier: Andy makes as much money as David. I like ice cream as much as fudge.
- '.
- ) follows its modifier: Andy makes as much money as David.
- I like ice cream as much as fudge.
- I ski as much as I skate .
- She is as much happy as sad.
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seantrfc, the object must always come after 'as much..........'. If it comes before 'as much as',Yes, the word (noun, verb, etc.) follows its modifier:
Andy makes as much money as David.
I like ice cream as much as fudge.
I ski as much as I skate.
She is as much happy as sad.
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