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Hasan Göksel Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

which one is correct ?

The government of Bulgaria, despite its negative attitude toward religion, has devoted--- care and money to the restoration of churches, monasteries and religious art.

A)a good number of
B several
C)fewer
D a great deal of
E very little
  

Top answer

I think it's D) "a great deal of". And here's why: Care and money are uncountable nouns, so A) a good number of and B) several cannot be used here. I'm not sure, but I think the same argument can be used with C) fewer .

— MrGuedes

  • I think it's D) "a great deal of".
  • And here's why: Care and money are uncountable nouns, so A) a good number of and B) several cannot be used here.
  • I'm not sure, but I think the same argument can be used with C) fewer .
  • If it can't, I have another argument: it emplies fewer than something , which is not in the sentence, so it also can't be used.
  • Very little could also be used, but, in context, that would make no sense.
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I think it's D) "a great deal of". And here's why:

Care and money are uncountable nouns, so A) a good number of and B) several cannot be used here.
I'm not sure, but I think the same argument can be used with C) fewer. If it can't, I have another argument: it emplies fewer than something, which is not in the sentence, so it also
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Hasan Göksel The government of Bulgaria, despite its negative attitude toward religion, has devoted--- care and money to the restoration of churches, monasteries and religious art.A)a good number of B several C)fewer D a great deal of E very little
You need to work this out on your own. Here are some hints.

'care' and 'money' are not countable, and t
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