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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 9:58 pm
Dear teacher,
Studies have found that each season as many as one high school football player in five suffers concussions, a violent jarring of the brain against the unyielding skull.
Q : I believe the function of "as many as" is an adjective modifying "one, for emphasizing it. If it does not, it is not natural that "suffers" is placed before a plural "many".
What do you think?
Studies have found that each season as many as one high school football player in five suffers concussions, a violent jarring of the brain against the unyielding skull.
Q : I believe the function of "as many as" is an adjective modifying "one, for emphasizing it. If it does not, it is not natural that "suffers" is placed before a plural "many".
What do you think?