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15 May 2022, 23:27
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Hi Marty, thank you for your prompt response.
From your explanation, I understand that when we see 'the number', the sentence is about the number itself, and when we see 'a number', we have to see what a number refers to before we decide if we have a countable or an uncountable noun entity in question.
Thank you. Hope you have a great day!
From your explanation, I understand that when we see 'the number', the sentence is about the number itself, and when we see 'a number', we have to see what a number refers to before we decide if we have a countable or an uncountable noun entity in question.
Thank you. Hope you have a great day!
06 Jun 2022, 05:43
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MartyTargetTestPrep ,
In option D can't we interpret it as follows with ellipses at play ? -
the company averaged sales of 81,000 fewer Sunday papers than what it did (average) in
In option D can't we interpret it as follows with ellipses at play ? -
the company averaged sales of 81,000 fewer Sunday papers than what it did (average) in
06 Jun 2022, 14:49
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This sentence could be understood to be using the substitute verb "did" for "averaged." So, what you're saying is not entirely incorrect. In fact, choice (D) can be understood to mean the following:
the company averaged sales of 81,000 fewer Sunday papers than what it averaged in
The issue is that, even though "did" means "averaged," the (D) version still conveys the meaning that the company averaged sales of 81,000 FEWER PAPERS than WHAT it averaged, which involves an illogical comparison of a number of papers with a thing, "what" it averaged.
Also, "averaged sales of 81,000 fewer papers" isn't logical either. Notice that the (D) version doesn't clearly say "the company sold 81,000 papers on average." Rather it says something convoluted, that the company "averaged sales," and that the sales were "of 81,000 fewer papers." That wording isn't an effective way to express the meaning.
