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ellipsis [#permalink] New post 30 Aug 2007, 22:29
Companies in the United States are providing job training for nearly eight million people, about as many as are enrolled in the nation's four-year colleges and universities.

what are the omitted words in the sentence?
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 [#permalink] New post 31 Aug 2007, 03:29
Companies in the United States are providing job training for nearly eight million people, about as many people as are enrolled in the nation's four-year colleges and universities.

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Since "four-year colleges" sounds strange, how about rewriting the end as follows:

Companies in the United States are providing job training for nearly eight million people, about as many people as are enrolled in those colleges and universities that offer four-year long courses.
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