chesstitans wrote:
DmitryFarber wrote:
sunny91 Yes, in C, "that" refers to the amount of emissions. We're comparing the amounts in two countries. However, in B, we have a redundancy problem. It's basically saying "thrice the amount of emissions of Britain's emissions." This makes no sense! (Also, side note: "thrice" has fallen out of usage in modern US English.)
It may also help to look at the official question from which this was copied:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/laos-has-a-l ... 07156.htmlchesstitans There's nothing wrong with using "as much as" with "amount." If you've seen a question where that creates a problem, let's look at it.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/providing-in ... 49243.html,
Providing initial evidence that airports are a larger source of pollution than they were once believed to be, environmentalists in Chicago report that the total amount of pollutant emitted annually by vehicles at O'Hare International Airport is twice as much as that which is being emitted annually by all motor vehicles in the Chicago metropolitan area.
(A) as much as that which is being emitted annually by all
(B) as much annually as is emitted by the
(C) as much compared to what is annually emitted by all
(D) that emitted annually by all
(E) that emitted annually compared to the
here is what I am talking about.
Hi,
If I am not wrong B is wrong for other reasons.
the total amount of pollutant emitted annually by vehicles at O'Hare International Airport is twice as much annually as is emitted by the motor vehicles in Chicago metropolitan area. Here, annually is incorrectly placed.
Correct construction will be- the total amount of pollutant emitted annually by vehicles at O'Hare International Airport is twice as much as is emitted annually by the motor vehicles in Chicago metropolitan area.
Choice D is far clearer- the total amount of pollutant emitted annually by vehicles at O'Hare International Airport is twice that (the total amount of pollutant) emitted annually by the motor vehicles in Chicago metropolitan area.
Let me know your thoughts.