Direction: In these questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
______ thousand species of butterflies have been identified.

Options

A. 1) As many as
B. 2) As many
C. 3) As much as
D. 4) Much as

Answer

A

Explanation

For Countable Nouns, as many as should be used.
Here, As many as is the right usage.