大全334，求助

liy_lilan

         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.fficeffice" />

(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

答案是A，但是我认为不对。因为voter是可数名词阿，为什么用much修饰？还是much另有修饰？

    

bunnier

以下是引用liy_lilan在2004-3-22 7:18:00的发言：

         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.fficeffice" />

答案是A，但是我认为不对。因为voter是可数名词阿，为什么用much修饰？还是much另有修饰？

"Much" is not about voters here., but about "agree". Of course, the sentence can be re-written to be "Although not many US voters agree that ..."


How much do you agree with me? (see... how much agreement is uncountable.)


Comments?

liy_lilan

thanks, i got some points. But i still think the position of "much" is so strange. Maybe it should be witten as " however United State voters may agree much that..."

bunnier

以下是引用liy_lilan在2004-3-22 22:07:00的发言：
thanks, i got some points. But i still think the position of "much" is so strange. Maybe it should be witten as " however United State voters may agree much that..."

不妥... according to <longman>,
- however much/many (固定词组):
.    I really want the car, however much it costs.
- how/however much
. You know how much I care about you.
. I    think you have to accept the pain, however much it hurts.

liy_lilan

我明白了。谢谢

cocoabean

thanks bunnier & liy