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Updated on: 18 Jun 2017, 05:38
Originally posted by burnttwinky on 01 Feb 2010, 22:52.
Last edited by BillyZ on 18 Jun 2017, 05:38, edited 2 times in total.
Last edited by BillyZ on 18 Jun 2017, 05:38, edited 2 times in total.
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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
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(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 explain why you would say "twice that" instead of answer C? Is it just become it's more concise? Can we say twice as much? Or is that considered wordy?
A. as that which is being emitted annually by all – that which is redundant and being emitted is inelegant.
B. as much annually as is emitted by the – annually can not be separated from emitted; as much annually as is emitted is wrong word order.
C .as much compared to what is annually emitted by all – wrong idiom; a comparison stared with -as- should be completed with- as [/b]-
D. that emitted annually by all – perfect parallelism and crisp language; amount of pollutant [b]emitted annually by vehicles at O’Hare International Airport is matched by that emitted annually by all motor vehicles – This is the right choice
E. that emitted annually compared to the – wrong; comparing emission with motor vehicles.
B. as much annually as is emitted by the – annually can not be separated from emitted; as much annually as is emitted is wrong word order.
C .as much compared to what is annually emitted by all – wrong idiom; a comparison stared with -as- should be completed with- as [/b]-
D. that emitted annually by all – perfect parallelism and crisp language; amount of pollutant [b]emitted annually by vehicles at O’Hare International Airport is matched by that emitted annually by all motor vehicles – This is the right choice
E. that emitted annually compared to the – wrong; comparing emission with motor vehicles.
02 Feb 2010, 04:30
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I would like to know the explanation too, but also would like to give it a try.
Here I'll try to identify & omit wrong choices, let's start from 'A'. 'A' is a wrong choice as it can't be same because of "as much as that which is being" it's Wordy (Brevity issue).
now it can't be 'B' as "as much annually as is" is awkward.
In 'C' it says "as much compared to" which is wordy it could have been "as compared to" no need for much, so it can't be C. Also by inserting "compared to" we r changing the meaning of sentence.
It can' be 'E' as again "compared to the" is changing the original meaning of the sentence. And also "compared to" is used for the comparison between two unlike things to stress the resemblance and 'amount of pollutant' is being used for both of the areas which are "like" things
Now coming to D, first of all it's shorter & succinct one and also "that" is much better that "as much as" because "as much as" is used when 2 things are of equal amount or weight or volume etc. whereas "twice that" means twice of the pollutant emitted annually by vehicles at O'Hare International Airport.
So the Answer is "D" (succinct one)
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Please! correct me if I am wrong. Any addition or advice would be highly appreciable. I just tried to explain as much as I could, btw I am learning grammar too.
Here I'll try to identify & omit wrong choices, let's start from 'A'. 'A' is a wrong choice as it can't be same because of "as much as that which is being" it's Wordy (Brevity issue).
now it can't be 'B' as "as much annually as is" is awkward.
In 'C' it says "as much compared to" which is wordy it could have been "as compared to" no need for much, so it can't be C. Also by inserting "compared to" we r changing the meaning of sentence.
It can' be 'E' as again "compared to the" is changing the original meaning of the sentence. And also "compared to" is used for the comparison between two unlike things to stress the resemblance and 'amount of pollutant' is being used for both of the areas which are "like" things
Now coming to D, first of all it's shorter & succinct one and also "that" is much better that "as much as" because "as much as" is used when 2 things are of equal amount or weight or volume etc. whereas "twice that" means twice of the pollutant emitted annually by vehicles at O'Hare International Airport.
So the Answer is "D" (succinct one)
.Please! correct me if I am wrong. Any addition or advice would be highly appreciable. I just tried to explain as much as I could, btw I am learning grammar too.
