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dhshim3
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 Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 3:47 pm Post subject: Much of the temperature differences ... |
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1) Much of the temperature differences are due to the altitude.
2) Many of the temperature differences are due to the altitude.
In the above sentence, temperature differences are plural. So I think it's logical to use many of the temperature differences.
But I saw some people use the first sentence "much of the temperature differences are due to the altitude."
Is the second sentence right? If it's acceptable sentence, why is the plural verb used when the subject is uncountable much. |
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IanT
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No, it's not right. Many is correct.
"Much of the temperature difference is due to the altitude" would be OK.
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Ian
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