j_shreyans wrote: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
In A,
twice as much as 1981 seems to compare a percentage to a year.
Eliminate A.
In B,
twice as many as 1981 seems to compare a percentage to a year.
Eliminate B.
In D,
it (singular) cannot be used to refer to
42% of graduate students (plural).
Eliminate D.
In E,
that of 1981's is an error of redundancy. The possessive construction
1981's is not necessary;
that of 1981 would be sufficient all on its own.
Eliminate E.
The correct answer is
C.
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