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by vaibhav.iit2002 » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:05 pm
2. According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198,113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, twice as much as 1981.
a. twice as much as 1981
b. twice as many as 1981
c. double the figure for 1981
d. double what it was in 1981
e. a number double that of 1981's


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In explanation, its given that e is incorrect as "that" has no clear antecedent, but we write sentences as,
I have a bigger dog than that of you.

I don't think we have any problem with this sentence. Experts, Plz clarify.
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by sunnyjohn » Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:02 am
that of 1981 can be correct
but that of 1981's

'of' is already included in 1981's.
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by vaibhav.iit2002 » Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:44 am
sunnyjohn wrote:that of 1981 can be correct
but that of 1981's

'of' is already included in 1981's.
I agree that E is wrong. I am concerned about the explanation that says ' "that" has no clear antecedent '.
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Re: National Science Foundation

by Stuart@KaplanGMAT » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:55 am
vaibhav.iit2002 wrote:2. According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198,113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, twice as much as 1981.
a. twice as much as 1981
b. twice as many as 1981
c. double the figure for 1981
d. double what it was in 1981
e. a number double that of 1981's


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In explanation, its given that e is incorrect as "that" has no clear antecedent, but we write sentences as,
I have a bigger dog than that of you.

I don't think we have any problem with this sentence. Experts, Plz clarify.
"That" in E can definitely refer to "a number"; however it's missing "than" (which you include in your counter-example) and "1981's" is also confusing in the sentence.

What's the source? Whenever you're questioning an explanation, providing the source makes it easier to judge its accuracy.
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by vaibhav.iit2002 » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:38 am
Stuart Kovinsky wrote:
"That" in E can definitely refer to "a number"; however it's missing "than" (which you include in your counter-example) and "1981's" is also confusing in the sentence.

What's the source? Whenever you're questioning an explanation, providing the source makes it easier to judge its accuracy.
I agree we should mention source in such cases. Source is MGMAT CAT3.

Thanks a lot Stuart.
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