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When coins were made of silver, their size and weight were in direct proportion to their face value; therefore, the half dollar was necessarily twice as big as the quarter.
A) the half dollar was necessarily twice as big as the quarter
B) half dollars were necessarily twice larger than quarters
C) half dollars were necessarily twice larger than that of the quarter
D) it was necessary that half dollars were twice as much as quarters
E) quarters were necessarily half as big as the half dollar
30 Dec 2020, 00:59
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
THE OPTIONS
• hmm - weight is left out of the comparison.
→ a better construction would state, ". . . the half dollar was necessarily twice as big and twice as heavy as the quarter."
→ this omission is not a huge error and the other options contain the same omission
• I do not see any other errors
KEEP A
→ In order to make correct comparisons, we need twice as large as
• twice larger than is also illogical. Twice means
-- adverb: "on two occasions" (I read the book twice, in which twice modifies the verb "read," not the noun "book")
"Larger" is not a verb.
-- adverb: doubled in quantity or degree (She owns twice as many books as he owns. Now twice modifies "many," which is a quantity. Larger is not a quantity.
Nor is larger a standalone degree, which would be written this way: Twice as strong as. Twice as many as.
ELIMINATE B
• that just makes a bigger mess of twice larger than. Even if the latter were comprehensible, what does that refer to? Size? Weight? Neither? Both? Whatever, the use of that is wrong.
• half dollars (plural) and the quarter (singular) are not truly parallel.
→ we need half dollars and quarters OR the half dollar and the quarter (in the latter, "the" stands for the whole category of "quarters")
→ SC questions contain this subtle lack of parallelism on occasion; watch for it.
ELIMINATE C
→ IT + WAS + [bossy adjective] + THAT + subject + bare infinitive (base form of verb)
Correct: It was necessary that he fill out papers to obtain a work visa.
Correct: It was imperative that she report the crime she witnessed.
• twice as much as is nonsensical: what does "much" refer to? The quarters? Their size? Weight?
ELIMINATE D
Logically, the sentences are identical.
• The problem? Plural quarters and singular the half dollar are not parallel.
ELIMINATE E
COMMENTS
mcmoorthy and vivekdixit07 , welcome to SC Butler.
These answers are mostly excellent and mostly spot-on.
(Small reminder that applies in a couple of places: explain.)
Nice work.
Happy New Year, everyone!
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC1)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
• although the phrase "twice as big" may sound strange, it is okay because it refers to the size of the coins, a fact that is mentioned in the first part of the sentence
• hmm - weight is left out of the comparison.
→ a better construction would state, ". . . the half dollar was necessarily twice as big and twice as heavy as the quarter."
→ this omission is not a huge error and the other options contain the same omission
• I do not see any other errors
KEEP A
Quote:
• twice larger than is unidiomatic.
→ In order to make correct comparisons, we need twice as large as
• twice larger than is also illogical. Twice means
-- adverb: "on two occasions" (I read the book twice, in which twice modifies the verb "read," not the noun "book")
"Larger" is not a verb.
-- adverb: doubled in quantity or degree (She owns twice as many books as he owns. Now twice modifies "many," which is a quantity. Larger is not a quantity.
Nor is larger a standalone degree, which would be written this way: Twice as strong as. Twice as many as.
ELIMINATE B
Quote:
• twice larger than is incorrect, just as it is in (B)
• that just makes a bigger mess of twice larger than. Even if the latter were comprehensible, what does that refer to? Size? Weight? Neither? Both? Whatever, the use of that is wrong.
• half dollars (plural) and the quarter (singular) are not truly parallel.
→ we need half dollars and quarters OR the half dollar and the quarter (in the latter, "the" stands for the whole category of "quarters")
→ SC questions contain this subtle lack of parallelism on occasion; watch for it.
ELIMINATE C
Quote:
• it was necessary that is hella awkward and probably ungrammatical because that phrasing typically requires command subjunctive
→ IT + WAS + [bossy adjective] + THAT + subject + bare infinitive (base form of verb)
Correct: It was necessary that he fill out papers to obtain a work visa.
Correct: It was imperative that she report the crime she witnessed.
• twice as much as is nonsensical: what does "much" refer to? The quarters? Their size? Weight?
ELIMINATE D
Quote:
• this option switches the order of the quarter and half dollar in the comparison and uses different but correct math—this rearrangement is perfectly fine.
Logically, the sentences are identical.
• The problem? Plural quarters and singular the half dollar are not parallel.
ELIMINATE E
COMMENTS
mcmoorthy and vivekdixit07 , welcome to SC Butler.
These answers are mostly excellent and mostly spot-on.
(Small reminder that applies in a couple of places: explain.)
Nice work.
Happy New Year, everyone!
30 Dec 2020, 06:25
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When coins were made of silver, their size and weight were in direct proportion to their face value; therefore, the half dollar was necessarily twice as big as the quarter.
A) the half dollar was necessarily twice as big as the quarter.
"The half dollar" and "the quarter" maintains parallelism and twice as big as is grammatically right. Let's keep A
B) half dollars were necessarily twice larger than quarters
Twice larger is grammatically incorrect
C) half dollars were necessarily twice larger than that of the quarter
Twice larger same is B and than "that" is incorrect comparison
D) it was necessary that half dollars were twice as much as quarters
Twice as much of what? Size?..hence incorrect
E) quarters were necessarily half as big as the half dollar
Quarters and the half dollar lacks parallelism. Incorrect.
Answer:A
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A) the half dollar was necessarily twice as big as the quarter.
"The half dollar" and "the quarter" maintains parallelism and twice as big as is grammatically right. Let's keep A
B) half dollars were necessarily twice larger than quarters
Twice larger is grammatically incorrect
C) half dollars were necessarily twice larger than that of the quarter
Twice larger same is B and than "that" is incorrect comparison
D) it was necessary that half dollars were twice as much as quarters
Twice as much of what? Size?..hence incorrect
E) quarters were necessarily half as big as the half dollar
Quarters and the half dollar lacks parallelism. Incorrect.
Answer:A
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