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Some historians estimate that in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, twice as much acreage was destroyed than had earlier been ravaged in Napoleon ’ s Moscow burnings of 1812 and the Great Fire of London of 1666 combined.
than had earlier been
than the amount that was earlier
over the amount that was previously
as had earlier been
as was
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Correct: as had earlier been
The correct idiomatic form for this type of comparison (in which one item is twice or several times the other) is “ ____ as much . . . as ” or “ ____ as many . . . as ” . Eliminate (A).
Now lets assume that the sentence was written:
Some historians estimate that in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, twice as much acreage was destroyed than had earlier been ravaged in Napoleon ’ s Moscow burnings of 1812.
Would the sentence be correct because a comparison was made between only 2 fires? Im a bit confused on why "as had" is used as opposed to "than had." Looking forward to some help. [/spoiler]
Correct Idiom for comparing multiple items??
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Think of it this way:
Which sounds better:
Jim studied twice as much as John to prepare for the GMAT.
or
Jim studied twice as much than John to prepare for the GMAT.
The first one is the idiomatic expression, and therefore the correct answer.
In other words, just remember "as much as," and not "as much than."
Which sounds better:
Jim studied twice as much as John to prepare for the GMAT.
or
Jim studied twice as much than John to prepare for the GMAT.
The first one is the idiomatic expression, and therefore the correct answer.
In other words, just remember "as much as," and not "as much than."
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Why E is wrong?ssilver0210 wrote:Think of it this way:
Which sounds better:
Jim studied twice as much as John to prepare for the GMAT.
or
Jim studied twice as much than John to prepare for the GMAT.
The first one is the idiomatic expression, and therefore the correct answer.
In other words, just remember "as much as," and not "as much than."
Do we really need had been here ?
Thanks for help!
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Any one plz?mkbigmoz wrote:My question is at the bottom of the spoiler. Thanks
Some historians estimate that in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, twice as much acreage was destroyed than had earlier been ravaged in Napoleon ’ s Moscow burnings of 1812 and the Great Fire of London of 1666 combined.
than had earlier been
than the amount that was earlier
over the amount that was previously
as had earlier been
as was
[spoiler][Show/hide explanation]
Correct: as had earlier been
The correct idiomatic form for this type of comparison (in which one item is twice or several times the other) is “ ____ as much . . . as ” or “ ____ as many . . . as ” . Eliminate (A).
Now lets assume that the sentence was written:
Some historians estimate that in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, twice as much acreage was destroyed than had earlier been ravaged in Napoleon ’ s Moscow burnings of 1812.
Would the sentence be correct because a comparison was made between only 2 fires? Im a bit confused on why "as had" is used as opposed to "than had." Looking forward to some help. [/spoiler]
word "had" is kind of past-past tense.
whenever two past incidents happended, One sentence represent as had and other with Simple past
e.g. Gita had finished her homework, when she came for dinner.
Past :She came for Dinner
Past-past : Gita HAD finished her homework
First Geeta finished her homework follow by having a dinner.
Some more example for your ref... hope this is clear now.
I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai
Tony knew Istanbul so well because he had visited the city several times.
check this link for more detail.
https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html
whenever two past incidents happended, One sentence represent as had and other with Simple past
e.g. Gita had finished her homework, when she came for dinner.
Past :She came for Dinner
Past-past : Gita HAD finished her homework
First Geeta finished her homework follow by having a dinner.
Some more example for your ref... hope this is clear now.
I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai
Tony knew Istanbul so well because he had visited the city several times.
check this link for more detail.
https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html