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Originally posted by ColumbiaDream on 28 Aug 2007, 18:33.
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According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198,113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, twice as much as 1981.
(A) twice as much as 1981
(B) twice as many as 1981
(C) double the figure for 1981
(D) double what it was in 1981
(E) a number double that of 1981’s
(A) twice as much as 1981
(B) twice as many as 1981
(C) double the figure for 1981
(D) double what it was in 1981
(E) a number double that of 1981’s
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According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198,113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, twice as much as 1981.
a. twice as much as 1981 comparing 198K to 1981, wrong
b. twice as many as 1981 comparing 198K to 1981, wrong
c. double the figure for 1981 ok
d. double what it was in 1981"it" is 198K or 42%? wrong
e. a number double that of 1981’s 1981 cannot be a possessive noun, wrong
a. twice as much as 1981 comparing 198K to 1981, wrong
b. twice as many as 1981 comparing 198K to 1981, wrong
c. double the figure for 1981 ok
d. double what it was in 1981"it" is 198K or 42%? wrong
e. a number double that of 1981’s 1981 cannot be a possessive noun, wrong
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Howdy all, 
I think that @NYCAnalyst did a nice job of clearly explaining the answer choices, so I don't want to spend a lot of time analyzing them. I'd like to talk about a specific aspect of this question. In this sentence, what is the roll of "double?"
Let's start by looking at the correct answer in the sentence:
So in this sentence, it's important to realize that "double" is not modifying anything. It is not an adjective. In this sentence, it is a predeterminer. To learn more about pre-determiners, you can start here, and then read the Wiki article on Combinations of Determiner. You can see here that "double" can function as a predeterminer in its definition.
We could re-write the sentence by removing the modifying phrases and simplifying some of the language to make this clear:
So in this case, "double" is a predeterminer for "figure" which refers back to the 198,113 students. So what it really means is that the figure from 2003 is twice the number from 1981; it's twice as much. This is one of the reasons that (C) is the best choice. It is the most concise expression of "twice as much as the figure."
I hope that this helps everyone understand this question a little bit more. It's a tough one!
I think that @NYCAnalyst did a nice job of clearly explaining the answer choices, so I don't want to spend a lot of time analyzing them. I'd like to talk about a specific aspect of this question. In this sentence, what is the roll of "double?"
Let's start by looking at the correct answer in the sentence:
ColumbiaDream
So in this sentence, it's important to realize that "double" is not modifying anything. It is not an adjective. In this sentence, it is a predeterminer. To learn more about pre-determiners, you can start here, and then read the Wiki article on Combinations of Determiner. You can see here that "double" can function as a predeterminer in its definition.
We could re-write the sentence by removing the modifying phrases and simplifying some of the language to make this clear:
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So in this case, "double" is a predeterminer for "figure" which refers back to the 198,113 students. So what it really means is that the figure from 2003 is twice the number from 1981; it's twice as much. This is one of the reasons that (C) is the best choice. It is the most concise expression of "twice as much as the figure."
I hope that this helps everyone understand this question a little bit more. It's a tough one!
