In an area devoid of volcanic activity, a discovery has been made by a

example
Correct - i have many hats (hats is countable)
Correct - Cake gives me great satisfaction (satisfaction is uncountable)
Corect - i have much patience (patience is unountable)

Incorrect - i have great hats (hats is countable)

Hi AjiteshArun sayantanc2k MartyTargetTestPrep

(Q2) in D - Isn't 450 miles a countable noun ?

great' and "much" dont go with countable nouns. 'great' and "much" are used with UN-COUNTABLE nouns only.



Hence, i thought the idiom should be -- as many as 450 miles because many IS USED WITH COUNTABLE nouns.

Hello, jabhatta2. I know I am not one of the Experts you mentioned, and I do not mean to step on any toes, so I will keep my response brief. While you wait for a more in-depth response, have you considered the following?

• The idiom as _____ as and how it operates?
• That the aforementioned idiom might refer to depth?

I ask because I think both of your questions stem from the same issue. Anyway, think it over. I will step aside for one of my colleagues to take over (and probably do a better job explaining things).

- Andrew

The noun Miles is countable - 1 mile, 2 miles... alright
The noun Depth is uncountable - 1 depth, 2 depths... does not make sense

The adjective "great" here refers to the noun "depth", not "miles", and hence is alright.

example -
(i ) I come from a distance of as many as 100 miles.
(ii) I come from a distance of as much as 100 miles.

In an area devoid of volcanic activity, a discovery has been made by a team of scientists from the University of California that a fragment of the Swiss Alps seems like it came from a depth as far down as 415 miles.

(A) discovery has been made by a team of scientists from the University of California that a fragment of the Swiss Alps seems like it came from a depth as far down

(B) discovery was made by a team of scientists from the University of California who found a fragment of the Swiss Alps that seems like it had come from a depth of as much

(C) team of scientists from the University of California have discovered a fragment of the Swiss Alps that has seemingly come from a depth of as great

(D) team of scientists from the University of California has discovered a fragment of the Swiss Alps that seems to have come from a depth as great

(E) team of scientists from the University of California has made the discovery of a fragment of the Swiss Alps that had seemingly come from a depth as far

I understand the reasons for elimination and the correct answer, but I was wondering if the use of "who" is correct in option B. Can "who" be used to refer to team? One of the replies above says it can't but who is referring to people, which I would think is correct?