Prateek176 wrote:
daagh wrote:
In the 2000s, the annual rate of increase in the average salary of a software engineer was nearly twice as fast as the 1990s.
A twice as fast as
B twice as fast as it was in
C twice that of
D two times faster than that of
E two times greater than
1. We are not comparing the decades. Hence, A and E are out.
2. Unless we can call the increases as one time, two times, the phrase 'two times' is not useful. You cannot describe a quantum in countable times. Therefore, D is out.
3. The rate of increase does not have speed. We can say-- Tom grows faster than Dick. However, we cannot say Tom's growth rate is faster than Dick's. Therefore, B is out.
C is the answer avoiding the above-said pitfalls. '
Generally, 'two times' is used more in informal daily conversations than 'twice' used in formal writing.
daagh sir
I have one doubt. Wouldn't option C lead to a wrong comparison?
If we substitute option C into the original sentence then:
In the 2000s, the annual rate of increase in the average salary of a software engineer was nearly
twice that of the 1990s.
Wouldn't it mean that we are comparing average salary of software engineer with 1990s?? in other words we are comparing average salary with a number
Hi Prateek,
Whenever you have that of and those of in comparison, look for possible singular and plural antecedent respectively.
Here that refers to - - > look for possible singular antecedent - - - >annual rate
Secondly look for comparison---> of.... Of
In the 2000s, the annual rate of increase in the average salary of a software engineer was nearly
twice that(annual rate) of the 1990s
Thank you = Kudos