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13 Mar 2019, 04:30
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The number of violent crimes committed in the greater metropolitan area of Sao Paolo, Brazil, more than doubled from 1975 to 1990 by the influx of drugs.
A. more than doubled
B. increased by more than twice
C. increased more than two times
D. was increased more than double
E. was more than doubled
A. more than doubled
B. increased by more than twice
C. increased more than two times
D. was increased more than double
E. was more than doubled
Source: McGraw-Hill's GMAT
16 Mar 2019, 03:06
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Hello sumi747
Official Explanation
The clause “by the influx of drugs” at the end of the sentence means that the verb in the phrase should be passive, since the sentence specifies that the actor of the sentence is “influx”; therefore, A, B, and C are incorrect because their active verb forms do not agree with this final clause. The construction “increased more than double” in D is not idiomatic.
ANSWER: E
The clause “by the influx of drugs” at the end of the sentence means that the verb in the phrase should be passive, since the sentence specifies that the actor of the sentence is “influx”; therefore, A, B, and C are incorrect because their active verb forms do not agree with this final clause. The construction “increased more than double” in D is not idiomatic.
ANSWER: E
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