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by nikhilkatira » Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:34 am
The European Economic Community exported just under $400 billion in goods in 1988, sixty percent more than the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports

(A) the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports

(B) the United States' and nearly double what the Japanese exports were

(C) the United States exported and nearly twice as much as the Japanese did

(D) what the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports

(E) what the United States exported and nearly double the Japanese exports

Please answer with explanation
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by The Jock » Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:44 am
The European Economic Community exported just under $400 billion in goods in 1988, sixty percent more than the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports

The original sentence here tries to compare the amount of total exports, correct option is C.

(A) the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports ---> Usage of the words Japan's exports is wrong. Changes the original meaning of the sentence.

(B) the United States' and nearly double what the Japanese exports were ---> Usage of the words Japanese exports is wrong. Changes the original meaning of the sentence.

(C) the United States exported and nearly twice as much as the Japanese did ---> Correct

(D) what the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports ---> Same explanation as that stated in option A.

(E) what the United States exported and nearly double the Japanese exports ---> Same explanation as that stated in option B.
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by gmatmachoman » Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:47 am
Look for the comparision!!

Here the verb "exported" is being compared!!

Pick C!!
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by nikhilkatira » Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:40 am
gmatmachoman wrote:Look for the comparision!!

Here the verb "exported" is being compared!!

Pick C!!
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by surajgarg » Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:24 am
I thought it to be 'D'.

more than 'what' the United States - compares exports?

Pls let me know if I am missing something here.
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