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15 Apr 2021, 07:30
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Tsunami-related property damage rose 3.1 percent in the 12 months that ended in March, considerably more than it did in the previous year.
(A) more than it did
(B) more than they did
(C) more than it was
(D) greater than
(E) greater than it was
(A) more than it did
(B) more than they did
(C) more than it was
(D) greater than
(E) greater than it was
19 Apr 2021, 07:45
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
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In the underlined portion, "it" is an abbreviation for "tsunami-related property damage" and "did" is shorthand for "rose", so the underlined portion needs to communicate, "more than property damage rose". That's correct: "considerably more than property damage rose in the previous year".
Go through the other four answers to find the errors: (B) uses "they" instead of "it" to refer to the singular "property damage". (C) and (E) use "was" instead of "did", while "did" is correct in representing an active verb. (D) has no subject, making it unclear what is greater than in the previous year. Choice (A) is correct.
General Discussion
19 Apr 2021, 00:04
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Tsunami-related property damage rose 3.1 percent in the 12 months that ended in March, considerably more than it did in the previous year.
(A) more than it did Incorrect
damage is not countable, so more uses wrong
it refers to what? Tsunami or Tsunami-related property damage
(B) more than they did Incorrect
more uses wrong
they plural, whereas Tsunami-related property damage singular
(C) more than it was Incorrect
more uses wrong
(D) greater than Incorrect
what in previous year?
(E) greater than it was Correct
I think Answer E
(A) more than it did Incorrect
damage is not countable, so more uses wrong
it refers to what? Tsunami or Tsunami-related property damage
(B) more than they did Incorrect
more uses wrong
they plural, whereas Tsunami-related property damage singular
(C) more than it was Incorrect
more uses wrong
(D) greater than Incorrect
what in previous year?
(E) greater than it was Correct
I think Answer E
