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As a result of the Black Death, the plague that afflicted Europe in 1348-49, as many as half the population died and less than half the workforce remained in certain cities.
A. as many as half the population died and less than half the work force remained
B. as much as half the population died and fewer than half the work force remained
C. as many as half the people died and less than that remained in the work force
D. as much as half the population died and less than half the work force remained
E. as many as half the population and less than half the work force died or remained
A. as many as half the population died and less than half the work force remained
B. as much as half the population died and fewer than half the work force remained
C. as many as half the people died and less than that remained in the work force
D. as much as half the population died and less than half the work force remained
E. as many as half the population and less than half the work force died or remained
24 Jun 2011, 05:36
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Population and workforce are non-countable nouns, so the answer is D. Workforce and Population fall in the category of non-countable nouns even while conveying the idea of more than one person. Another few examples that I can think of are "bevy, class, team" etc.
can't i say fewer american navy forces? or fewer than half the forces of the police?
No, the construction is awkward and wrong.
can't i say fewer american navy forces? or fewer than half the forces of the police?
No, the construction is awkward and wrong.
, or maybe I'm wrong. Workforce is a group of individuals (like a team), merely containing the word "force" as a part of itself does not introduce any resemblance to "force" per Se . 
