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sleeper
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 Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:20 am Post subject: He has many more books than I do. |
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Hi, there.
Today I learned the following sentences in the grammar class.
#1. He has much more books than I do.
#2. He has many more books than I do.
The teacher said the sentence #2 is correct, but, in my opinion, the sentence #1 is correct.
The reasons are:
'much' can modify the comparative 'more,' while 'many' cannot modify the comparative 'more.'
What do you think?
I'm waiting for your answers.
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Dixie
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
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Location: Catalunya
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| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:30 am Post subject: |
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Much is used with non-count nouns. Books is a count noun, so you must use many  |
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2006
Joined: 27 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:20 am Post subject: in case you're still not convinced |
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| Dixie is correct. |
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