vaibhav.iit2002 wrote:40. According to a study by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, companies in the United States are providing job training and general education for nearly eight million people, about equivalent to the enrollment of the nation's four-year colleges and universities.
(A) equivalent to the enrollment of
(B) the equivalent of those enrolled in
(C) equal to those who are enrolled in
(D) as many as the enrollment of
(E) as many as are enrolled in

not too sure about this one! is it B?

vaibhav.iit2002 wrote:40. According to a study by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, companies in the United States are providing job training and general education for nearly eight million people, about equivalent to the enrollment of the nation's four-year colleges and universities.
(A) equivalent to the enrollment of
(B) the equivalent of those enrolled in
(C) equal to those who are enrolled in
(D) as many as the enrollment of
(E) as many as are enrolled in

I think the answer is E, which will correctly balance the sentence.In B, 'equivalent of' seems unidiomatic to me. What's the OA?

I think its B.

E would cause a run on sentence, there's no coordinating conjuction after the comma

I have seen this question before. The lesson here is:

Go with the rule even if the meaning doesn't make sense and even it looks awkward as hell. Sad, but true.

I have seen many sentences that don't make sense and are correct. So if you are not 50% sure about an answer choice, go with the rule or with choice A.

don't pay attention to commas. I have seen commas placed in places where they break the sentence, unnecessarily, into pieces and found out that choice A was right.

After you do many SC. Go with your instinct. This when experience kicks in.

40. According to a study by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, companies in the United States are providing job training and general education for nearly eight million people, about equivalent to the enrollment of the nation's four-year colleges and universities.
(A) equivalent to the enrollment of
(B) the equivalent of those enrolled in
(C) equal to those who are enrolled in
(D) as many as the enrollment of
(E) as many as are enrolled in


even I selected "A", but the OA is "E".
Please explain why.

I suppose, the answer is "E" because enrollment is a number not "8 million people". SO this seems to be a case of uneven comparison.