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It is estimated that during 1982, US coal burning released more than 150 times as much radioactivity into the atmosphere like the Three Mile Island accident, the most significant accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plan.

A. More than 150 times as much radioactivity into the atmosphere like the Three Mile Island accident

B. 150 times as much radioactivity into the atmosphere similar to the Three Mile Island accident

C 150 times as much radioactivity into the atmosphere as the Three Mile Island accident

D. More than 150 times as much radioactivity into the atmosphere as the Three Mile Island accident

E 150 times as much radioactivity into the atmosphere such as done by the Three Mile Island accident
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Can someone please explain why D isn’t correct. In option D we correct the original mistake of as much like to as much as. In option C the lack of the phrase more than makes it wrong. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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Can someone please explain why D isn’t correct. In option D we correct the original mistake of as much like to as much as. In option C the lack of the phrase more than makes it wrong. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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I second your opinion.option C is changing the meaning itself. However option D maintains the meaning.
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The sentence being discussed here seems to be an unofficial sentence and hence, perhaps not worth discussing much.

Having said that, it is interesting to note that the writers of official SC questions also, do not seem to mind these minor mathematical details and hence, we should not take a call, based on mathematical nitpicking.

An official sentence:

Original sentence:

A recent review of pay scales indicates that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times in 1980.

Correct sentence:

A recent review of pay scales indicates that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio in 1980.

Notice that the original sentence mentions "419 times more pay" while the correct sentence mentions "419 times the pay".
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Hi Ashish,

In the right choice C] where we say: '' It is estimated that during 1982, US coal burning released more than 150 times as much radioactivity into the atmosphere as the Three Mile Island accident (did)

I understood that there is an implied verb 'did' which clarifies the comparison of two actions. However, using the idiom rule

as much X as Y

where X =radioactivity

Y= Three Mile Island or rather ''Three Mile Island did''

How come X and Y are parallel?
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Is the comparison in option C incorrect? Radioactivity from coal burning seems to be compared with the 3 mile island accident, not the radioactivity released by the 3 mile accident itself
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Hi Ashish,

In the right choice C] where we say: '' It is estimated that during 1982, US coal burning released more than 150 times as much radioactivity into the atmosphere as the Three Mile Island accident (did)

I understood that there is an implied verb 'did' which clarifies the comparison of two actions. However, using the idiom rule

as much X as Y

where X =radioactivity

Y= Three Mile Island or rather ''Three Mile Island did''

How come X and Y are parallel?
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Well, as long as you understand that "did" is implied, you will also appreciate that C is not comparing the nouns "radioactivity" and "Three Mile Island".

C is comparing two actions (release): how much radioactivity into the atmosphere did US coal burning release Vs how much radioactivity into the atmosphere did the Three Mile Island accident release.
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Can someone tell me why the answer is C not D
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