UdayPratapSingh99 wrote:
cstar8 wrote:
The word "many" is used to modify something that can be counted
The word "much" is used when you're modifying something that can't be counted.
In this sentence we are referring to "the word --thrusts-- which is indefinite in number /not specified.
Going by the the rules for many and much- Should'nt the answer be -- twice as much instead of --twice as many??
Answer (A)?
I have the same doubt and out of all the explainations, non looks satisfying enough.
Please help,
egmat UdayPratapSingh99, sharing my 2 cents while you wait for an expert reply.
Couple of points here -
1. Firstly, we are referring to "sensations" and not thrusts. And sensations are indeed countable.
2. Even if we were referring to thrusts, we would still need to use many as thrusts are also countable. The use of many vs much, does not depend on whether a number has been specified in the question or not, but rather on if the noun is countable or not. Thrusts are 100% countable.
The best way to distinguish b/w a countable and uncountable noun is to try and count it. If counting (1 noun, 2 nouns, 3 nouns and so on) makes sense then it is a countable noun. If this does not make sense, then the noun is uncountable. "1 thrust, 2 thrusts, 3 thrusts" makes perfect sense. I learned this method from
egmat and it works like a charm!