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Re: The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges [#permalink] New post   16 Oct 2021, 00:43
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Re: The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges [#permalink] New post   05 May 2022, 22:38
I thought increase is used for comparing same product and more is used for comparing different products. I have read from some some expert's explanation. Please someone clears my doubt.

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Re: The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges [#permalink] New post   06 May 2022, 05:26
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I thought increase is used for comparing same product and more is used for comparing different products. I have read from some some expert's explanation. Please someone clears my doubt.

While there is some truth to what you're saying, to answer Sentence Correction questions correctly, we have to carefully analyze each sentence version rather than simply base our selection on a pattern that may not apply in a particular context. So, let's analyze the correct version in this question.

The correct version is the following:

The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges and universities in the United States more than doubled from 1978 to 1985.

Notice that, in this context, "doubled" is synonymous with "increased." "Doubled" means "increased to become double in size." So, we can see that this sentence actually does follow your rule of "increased" being used for discussing what happened to the same thing.

So, then "more" is used to qualify the increase. "More than doubled" means "increased to become more than double in size."

Since it makes sense that the number of degrees increased to become more than double in size, the correct version effectively conveys a meaning that makes sense.
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Re: The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges [#permalink] New post   15 May 2022, 08:06
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why option D is incorrect
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Re: The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges [#permalink] New post   15 May 2022, 09:29
saby1410 wrote:
MartyTargetTestPrep AjiteshArun
why option D is incorrect

Because "doubled" does not require a helping verb. You would need a helping verb if you were to depict that someone did the act of doubling.
For example: The share price for Google was doubled by the board of directors. But, if you do not intend to show the "doer" of the action of "doubling", then the helping verb is not required. Eg: The share price for Google doubled yesterday.
Hope it helps.
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Re: The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges [#permalink] New post   15 May 2022, 14:23
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why option D is incorrect

I'll add to what PyjamaScientist said with the following.

The (D) version is incorrect because the passive voice construction "was more than doubled" implies that the number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded was doubled BY SOMEONE, as if to suggest that some specific person or people actively doubled the number of degrees awarded.

Of course, what's logical is that a number of factors, such as more students seeking degrees in engineering or more colleges offering engineering programs, caused a situation such that the number of degrees awarded simply "doubled."

So, the meaning conveyed by the (D) version is not logical.
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Re: The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges [#permalink] New post   18 Oct 2022, 12:37
what will be the corrections required in A] and B] to make it correct.
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Re: The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges [#permalink] New post   10 Nov 2022, 01:34
Hi,

Can you please help me understand the usage of "twice" "double" "two times" and other such words which can cause confusion.
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