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According to a government study, the lush swamps and marshes [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 27 Sep 2004, 18:49
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According to a government study, the lush swamps and marshes of the Mississippi delta, among the finest wetlands in the world, are vanishing at a rate of 39 square miles a year, as fast as two and a half times the rate that was previously thought.

(A) as fast as two and a half times the rate that was

(B)two and a half times as fast as it had been

(C)two and a half times faster than

(D)a rate two and a half times as fast as

(E)which is a rate two and a half times faster than had been



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Originally posted by chunjuwu on 26 Sep 2004, 07:46.
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Re: According to a government study, the lush swamps and marshes [#permalink] New post   26 Sep 2004, 09:20
I am not sure about this one and I am also tired right now..

I think repetition of 'rate' is unnecessary. This means that we have to choose only between B and C.

I will go for C. B is awkward.
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Re: According to a government study, the lush swamps and marshes [#permalink] New post   26 Sep 2004, 10:47
i choose D

it clearly compares rate with rate

no other choice clarifies what is two n a half times fast?

whats the OA?
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Re: According to a government study, the lush swamps and marshes [#permalink] New post   26 Sep 2004, 12:21
Between C & D.
I prefer C cause there is no redundance.

Could someone explain me the difference between :

twice as fast as X
twice faster than X

Is it exactly the same meaning, same usage, one being more wordy than the other ?
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Re: According to a government study, the lush swamps and marshes [#permalink] New post   26 Sep 2004, 17:40
Between A and D, I chose D.

twixt wrote:
Between C & D.
Could someone explain me the difference between :
twice as fast as X
twice faster than X?

Please take a look at: https://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=8252
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Re: According to a government study, the lush swamps and marshes [#permalink] New post   26 Sep 2004, 19:16
Great link Hardworker Indian. Thanks
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Re: According to a government study, the lush swamps and marshes [#permalink] New post   27 Sep 2004, 06:55
Thanks Hardworker. I add it to my "what I have to know by heart" notes...
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Re: According to a government study, the lush swamps and marshes [#permalink] New post   27 Sep 2004, 18:52
Hello,

The OA is C, but I really don't know what's wrong with (A).

Does anyone know ?

Thank you
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Re: According to a government study, the lush swamps and marshes [#permalink] New post   28 Sep 2004, 23:09
hi

can anyone explain why C is correct and D incorrect???
i think D clearly compares rate with rate which none of the other choices do

how is "two and a half times faster than..." better than "two and a half times as fast as...." ???

i believe both have different meaning as explained by hard-worker indian

n the intended meaning of the sentence is "two and a half times as fast as...."

can any grammer gurus throw some light

thanx
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Re: According to a government study, the lush swamps and marshes [#permalink] New post   03 Oct 2004, 06:01
I would take a C as well..short and clear..no redundancies...



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