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COMPARISON WITH NOUNS

As much as, as many as

More, less and fewer

As much as with uncountable nouns

as many as with plural nouns

Greg makes as much money as Mick but not as much as Nell

Scientists have discovered a planet which weighs as much as 2500 times the weight of Earth.

There weren’t as many people there as I expected.

There were as many as 50 people crowded into the tiny room.

More

Fewer

Less

To create comparisons which are similar to

the comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs:

UNCOUNTABLE

PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS

There was more snow this year than last year.

You should eat less junk food and start to take better care of your health.

I think the room would look better with less furniture.

There are fewer birds in the countryside now than there were 30 years ago.

There were fewer cars on the roads twenty years ago.

(less + singular uncountable noun)

(fewer + plural countable noun;

traditional correct form)