amitanand wrote:
Hi esledge,
Indeed a very nice explanation. But the OA is C. Could you please justify?
Thanks
-Amit
See, I told you I had trouble with it!
So if it is C, then it must be that
as in the choice matches up with (i.e. completes) the
as much in the non-underlined portion.
Basic comparison is then "as much energy
is generated now as
was (generated) in 1990."
I guess "more than ten times" modifies the whole comparison.
Maybe I should have viewed my other example this way (note that I have moved the paretheses)
(More than ten times) (
as many people are living in urban areas now
as were (living in urban areas) in 1900).
Maybe the clue should have been that for every
than, there would have to be a
more. (C) has 2
than's and only 1
more.
carriedinterest wrote:
B and D use the phrase 'as it was' - it is unclear what 'it' is referring to in the context of the sentence, so eliminate these choices and go with C.
Good point. A has this flaw, too. Our final take-away probably should be to start with this less controversial split, and only then make the choice between C and E based on as/than.