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Providing initial evidence that airport 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



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Providing initial evidence that airport are a larger source 14 Dec 2006, 20:47
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A. as much as that which is being emitted annually by all

why do we need the being?



----- pollutant emitted annually ----- is twice that emitted anually ---

I like D better.
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Providing initial evidence that airport are a larger source 17 Dec 2006, 18:45
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Agree with D.

"as much as that which is being emitted annually" can be rewritten as "that emitted annually" -- less wordy.
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Providing initial evidence that airport are a larger source 19 Dec 2006, 23:42
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D sounds like the most concise answer ....if it wern't for D i would stick with A
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Providing initial evidence that airport are a larger source 20 Dec 2006, 04:35
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D is good enuogh.

But how about B ? Its not that bad.
"twice as much (annually) as is emitted by the motor vehicles ..."
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Providing initial evidence that airport 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.

Discussion:
The following GMAT concepts are tested:

1. Comparison: the total amount of pollutant=X
2. Usage of twice which means two times
3. Usage of as much as

Let’s make a concise adjustments to the sentence:

Providing initial evidence …….Chicago report that X emitted annually by vehicles…. is twice as much as that which is being emitted annually by all motor vehicles in the Chicago metropolitan area.

What is wrong with this sentence?

The part --that which is being-- is wordy.

There are three ways of correcting the mistake:

Correct answer 1:
Providing initial evidence …….Chicago report that X emitted annually by vehicles …..is twice as much as emitted annually by all motor vehicles in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Correct answer 2:
Providing initial evidence …….Chicago report that X emitted annually by vehicles….. is twice that emitted annually by all motor vehicles in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Correct answer 3:
Providing initial evidence …….Chicago report that X emitted annually by vehicles….. is twice compared with that emitted annually by all motor vehicles in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Let us take a look at the choices.

A. as much as that which is being emitted annually by all (wrong)
A. as much as emitted annually by all

B. as much annually as is emitted by the (wrong)
B. as much as emitted annually by the

C. as much compared to what is annually emitted by all (wrong)
C. compared with that emitted annually by all

D. that emitted annually by all (CORRECT)

E. that emitted annually compared to the (wrong)
E. that emitted emitted annually by all
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Providing initial evidence that airport are a larger source 25 Dec 2006, 05:11
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Lost my touch, but (D) seems be using the ellipses quite nicely here.
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Providing initial evidence that airport 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
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Can someone write out the ellipsis in D?
What is wrong with E?
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Providing initial evidence that airport are a larger source 19 Jul 2007, 02:55
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answer is D.

E is not the answer as there is no reference to ALL the motor vehicles in Chicago. Change of meaning to sentence.



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