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PostThu Feb 08, 2007 11:01 pm
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I'm always confused when I have this kind of question.
twice, two time, as much as XXXX
I pick C but answer is A. pls help me understand.

American productivity is declining in relation to Europe's; the energy expended per unit of production in the United States is as much as twice that expended in West Germany.

(A) as much as twice that expended in West Germany
(B) as much as twice that of West Germany's expenditure
(C) up to two times of West Germany's expenditure
(D) up to two times what West Germans expended
(E) up to double the West German expenditure
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PostFri Feb 09, 2007 8:05 pm
C is wrong because you dont say two times, you say twice. Also, you are missing "that"

When you say upto twice, you are generally comparing to something.
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PostSat Mar 31, 2007 1:19 pm
are these the same meaning "twice as much as" and "as much as twice"??

as much as twice sounded to me a bit strange. but should be correct way of using.
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PostSun Apr 01, 2007 6:38 am
i read in sahil's notes that 'as much as' is the correct idiom ..
n also as already pointed out the mistake in C,
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PostTue Apr 03, 2007 3:03 am
American productivity is declining in relation to Europe's; the energy expended per unit of production in the United States is as much as twice that expended in West Germany.

(A) as much as twice that expended in West Germany
(B) as much as twice that of West Germany's expenditure
(C) up to two times of West Germany's expenditure
(D) up to two times what West Germans expended
(E) up to double the West German expenditure

energy expended per unit of production in the United States is ______ . Since it is a case of parallel construction it is essential to use energy expended or a pronoun in its place. Hence I feel the choices with the word expenditure should be avoided at best. Which rules out B, C and E. Amongst A & D - A sounds perfect. My logic worked fine for me.Hope it is the correct approach though!
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PostTue Apr 03, 2007 8:56 am
u r right cybermusings
Wehenever one sees comparisons one should check for errors in paralleism.
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