North America’s carbon footprint is growing larger

clearly C..

amout emitted per capita is compared,,,,,britain's emission is not that clear,,"emitted in britain" implies the meaning clearly,,

thanks

Hi,. can you explain again why B is wrong.
as much as thrice that of Britain’s emission. We have that, which refers to the amount of C02.

IMO --C

A,B,D and E -- Wrong comparison.

Hi, can u kindly explain why B is incorrect. We have that, which refers to the amount of C02 of Britain's emission

Can anyone explainn why B is incorrect

The pronoun "that" does not have a suitable antecedent. The noun "carbon dioxide" cannot be the antecedent, because in that case the sentence would make no sense: "...thrice carbon dioxide of Britain’s emission.." is meaningless.

Also if the pronoun "that" refers to the word "amount", the meaning conveyed would be wrong: the comparison would then be between "amount of carbon dioxide" and "amount of emission", not between "amount of carbon dioxide" and "amount of carbon dioxide".

Hi,
Can u kindly explain what does that refer to in option c. If it refers to the amount of CO2. The sentence stands as North America’s carbon footprint is growing larger in relation to Europe’s; the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per capita in the United States is as much as three times that( the amount of C02) emitted in Britain.

Similarly, in option B, cant we assume that stands for amount of C02.
North America’s carbon footprint is growing larger in relation to Europe’s; the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per capita in the United States is as much as thrice that (the amount of C02) of Britain’s emission. Logically, C looks more parallel to me. emitted in the United States.......that emitted in Britain.

I believe that "amount" and "as much as" can never be used together.
Is the question correct? Can you give me the solution and the explanation for the solution?
thank you.

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.html

chesstitans 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.

DmitryFarber

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.

sunny91

so "as much as" is crossed out in the OA?

Yes, D seems to be the OA.

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