RBBmba@2014 wrote:GMATGuruNY wrote:
In D, an enrollment cannot be MANY. Many can refer only to a noun that is countable. An enrollment is an AMOUNT -- a non-countable noun. Eliminate D.
I thought
enrollment could be both countable & uncountable NOUN.
A COLLECTIVE NOUN is a noun that denotes a GROUP:
the group, the audience, etc.
many cannot serve to refer to a collective noun.
Incorrect:
Group A is as many as Group B.
Incorrect:
This year's audience was as many as last year's audience.
An
enrollment is a collective noun.
D implies the following:
THE ENROLLMENT of the nation's four-year colleges and universities is AS MANY AS eight million people.
Since
many cannot serve to refer to a collective noun such as
the enrollment, eliminate D.
The Class has an enrollment of 100 students. - Isn't enrollment here a countable NOUN ?
THE STUDENTS themselves are countable, but
an enrollment -- a collective noun serving to denote the GROUP of students -- is not.
Thus, while
many may serve to refer to the students themselves, it cannot serve to describe AN ENROLLMENT of students.
Correct:
This year's class has as many students as last year's.
Incorrect:
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