Sentence Correction

Q11:

Retailers reported moderate gains in their November sales, as much because of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that shoppers were getting a head start on buying their holiday gifts.


A. of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that

B. of their sales a year earlier having been as bad as because

C. of their sales a year earlier being as bad as because

D. their sales a year earlier had been so bad as because

E. their sales of a year earlier were as bad as that

Can anyone explain the answer too

[email protected] wrote:Q11:

Retailers reported moderate gains in their November sales, as much because of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that shoppers were getting a head start on buying their holiday gifts.


A. of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that

B. of their sales a year earlier having been as bad as because

C. of their sales a year earlier being as bad as because

D. their sales a year earlier had been so bad as because

E. their sales of a year earlier were as bad as that

Can anyone explain the answer too

Retailers reported moderate gains in their November sales, as much because of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that shoppers were getting a head start on buying their holiday gifts.

Is that the correct underlined portion of the text?

Yes buddy

I believe the answer is D

as much X as Y

I also agree with D.

Correct idiom in this sentance is "As much X.. as Y"

I stand by my original choice of D