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A survey by the National Council of Churches showed that in 1986 there

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Re: A survey by the National Council of Churches showed that in 1986 there [#permalink]

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19 Sep 2017, 20:00

We can eliminate A and B, because they are comparing ministers to the year 1977, and much is not used for countable things.
E is also incorrect because of 1977's is redundant.
We can eliminate C because what cannot refer to percent, the survey or the ministers. This leaves D.
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12 Nov 2017, 04:10

How is "double the figure" correct ?

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12 Nov 2017, 07:25

To find the best answer, we find four wrong answers, by POE. All the others are wrong for reasons outlined in earlier posts. I’m not a native speaker of English, but I know there is nothing wrong with ‘double the figure for.’

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