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mkbigmoz
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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
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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]
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]
