1000 SC question No. 334 much/many

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334. However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state.
(A) However much United States voters may agree that
(B) Despite the agreement among United States voters to the fact
(C) Although United States voters agree
(D) Even though United States voters may agree
(E) There is agreement among United States voters that
A? I though it is "many United States voters"...sinc eit is countable

Stacey Koprince · Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject:

"Much" is not referring to the number of voters - it is "however much [we] may agree" and agreement is not countable. If you wanted to use the countable voters, you'd have to say something like, "No matter how many US voters agree..."

Tame the CAT · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:33 am Post subject:

tell me the answer is C!!

Stacey Koprince · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:31 am Post subject:

Not 100% positive where the underline starts (the original poster didn't indicate) but if it starts where I think it must, then the answer is A. C doesn't follow parallelism (it drops the "that" at the end) - the "that" is necessary both b/c the later clause also uses it, and because saying "Although voters agree there is" is incorrect - you need "voters agree that there is" because you're saying they agree to "the fact that" the entire following clause is true.

babu704 · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:39 am Post subject:

I think A is the answer because it is refers to the degree of complaining and no answer actually suits that requirement.

prashant_jak

I am wondering what is wrong with E.

pepeprepa · Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:56 am Post subject:

E is wrong due to idiom problem no?

niraj_a · Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:02 am Post subject:

what is wrong with D?