Comparative Estimates –As Many As

Comparative Estimates –As Many As

Assalamu’alaikum Wr Wb

in this post I will discuss about "Comparative Estimates –As Many As". The following descriptions.

Remember that as many as is used before a specific number to express an estimate that does not exceed the number.

	as many as	Number
We should have	as many as	five hundred	applications

Avoid using as many instead of as many as. Avoid using much instead of many before a specific number.

Note: Comparative estimates with as much as are also used before a specific number that refers to weight, distance, or money. For example, as much as ten pounds, as much as two miles, or as much as twenty dollars.

Examples

Incorrect    :  We expect as much as thirty people to come.

Correct        :  We expect as many as thirty people to come.

Incorrect    :  There are as many fifteen thousand students attending summer school.

Correct        :There are as many as fifteen thousand students attending summer school.

Incorrect    : The children can see as much as twenty-five baby animals in the nursery at the zoo.

Correct    :The children can see as many as twenty-five baby animals in the nursery at the zoo.

Incorrect    :  Many as ten planes have sat in line waiting to take off.

Correct    :As many as ten planes have sat in line waiting to take off.

Incorrect    :  State University offers as much as two hundred major fields of study.

Correct    :State University offers as many as two hundred major fields of study.

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