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Nowadays Criminals Policemen Beginning Phrase Ends Plural Countable

Idx 1843
Keyword much
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Nowadays, there are much more criminals than policemen.
Correct Sentence Nowadays, there are far more criminals than policemen.
Cloze Error Sentence Nowadays, there are [[much]] more criminals than policemen.
Cloze Sentence Nowadays, there are [[far]] more criminals than policemen.
Cloze Answer far
Choices far | much
Explanation

At the beginning of a phrase that ends with a plural (countable) noun, use far (NOT much ). Compare 'much more traffic', 'far more cars'

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