Brian@VeritasPrep wrote:Hey allfta,
The problem with that second one is that "those" logically refers to the people enrolled, and "those" people aren't 8 million...the number is 8 million. So logically "8 million" can't describe the people. You'd have to say something like:
8 million people are about as many as are enrolled in universities.
The other problem with both of these statements is that they include a lot of redundant, useless language. If you not in my sentence above, I included the word "about". Why? Because if the number is exactly 8 million, you wouldn't say "as many as" - there's no real comparison to be made...it's just one number, so you'd much more efficiently say:
8 million students are enrolled in universities.
The only time you'd want to include the comparison is if you're illustrating something by using the comparison - either that it's an approximate number, or that it's twice another number:
Twice as many students are enrolled in universities as are enrolled in vocational schools.
To include that comparison language, there needs to be a reason, or otherwise it's just a longer, more awkward construction that isn't really necessary.
Great explanation. Thanks.
But, actually my intention was about "ellipsis". I am still confusing when it comes to ellipsis. plz check this out.
Providing initial evidence that airports are a larger source of pollution than they were once believed to be, environmentalists in Chicago report that the total amount of pollutant emitted annually by vehicles at O'Hare International Airport is twice
as much as that which is being emitted annually by all motor vehicles in the Chicago metropolitan area.
A. as much as that which is being emitted annually by all
B. as much annually as is emitted by the
C. as much compared to what is annually emitted by all
D. that emitted annually by all
E. that emitted annually compared to the
Q1]
If i change the choice B to 1)'as much as emitted annually by all' without any noun or pronoun after second 'as' or to
2)'as much as by all' without any noun and pronoun and even verb after second 'as' or to
3)'as much as did (annually) by all' changing only verb and omit noun and adv.
are they (1 and 2 and 3) all correct?
In other words, what can I delete?
Q2]
In the given choice B, any problem with "the" usage?
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I can see similar ellipsis issue in below questions. plz check.
Salt deposits and moisture threaten to destroy the Mohenjo-Daro excavation in Pakistan, the site of an ancient civilization
that flourished at the same time as the civilizations in the Nile Delta and the river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates.
(a)
(B) that had flourished at the same time as had the civilizations
(C) that flourished at the same time those had
(D) flourishing at the same time as those did
(E) flourishing at the same time as those were
OA is A and as you can see in choice A, verb is missing. I guess the original post was like below
that flourished at the same time as did the civilizations
or
that flourished at the same time as the civilizations did
or
that flourished at the same time as the civilizations flourished
or
that flourished at the same time as flourished the civilizations
Q1] aboves are all correct?
Q2] When can i omit
verb?
Q3] In above question, is 'that flourished' better than 'flourishing'? Why?
Regarding this issue of verb ellipsis,
While Rickettsias can grow in living hosts such as anthropods,
as most bacteria, they do not grow on synthetic culture mediums.
A. as most bacteria
B. as do most bacteria
C. as most bacteria have
D. like most bacteria do
E. like most bacteria
OA is B
And the explanation says A is wrong becuas
it has no verb so that 'as' seem to mean 'qualification'
Q1] ellipsis verb after 'as' - is it wrong or right?
Q2] Or, is it somethin like a relative concept? In other word, we can omit verb after 'as' but it is better to choose one with verb so that in this case we should C rather than A?
Q3] to sum up,
if a noun of after 'as' is same with preceded noun it should be deleted or redundant- ( o / x)
if a verb of after 'as' is same with preceded verb it should be used as a pro-verb or redundant- (o /x)
when can I delete verb after 'as'?
sorry to ask same question repeatedly. I know.
Plz show me a bright.
