According to the enrollment statistics published by U.S medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
a. the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
b. as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
c. the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
d. as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
e. female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school
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If I recall correctly EQUAL and EQUIVALENT are not used with countable items so A and E are ruled out.
as great as the number is awkward in D so we are left with B and C
I am not sure if there is any grammatical problem with C , but B is concise so I would go with B
b. as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
c. the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
as great as the number is awkward in D so we are left with B and C
I am not sure if there is any grammatical problem with C , but B is concise so I would go with B
b. as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
c. the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
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I am not sure about Equal and Equivalent.logitech wrote:If I recall correctly EQUAL and EQUIVALENT are not used with countable items so A and E are ruled out.
as great as the number is awkward in D so we are left with B and C
I am not sure if there is any grammatical problem with C , but B is concise so I would go with B
b. as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
c. the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
But between B and C I am game for C because of clear subject 'the number'
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logitech wrote:If I recall correctly EQUAL and EQUIVALENT are not used with countable items so A and E are ruled out.
I can vouch for "equal"
equal is used with uncountable things
such as equal justice
OA B
showbu wrote:According to the enrollment statistics published by U.S medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
a. the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
b. as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
c. the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
d. as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
e. female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school
