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by anksm22 » Sat Jun 27, 2015 11:06 am
A survey by the National Council of Churches showed that in 1986 there were 20,736 female ministers, almost 9 percent of the nation's clergy, twice as much as 1977.

A. twice as much as 1977
B. twice as many as 1977
C. double what it was in 1977
D. double the figure for 1977
E. a number double that of 1977's


Please explain how to go about this question ?and how to choose between double and twice ?
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by theCEO » Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:45 am
A and B can be eliminated because "twice as much as 1977" means 1977 x 2.

C can be eliminated because we do not know who "it" refers to/

E sounds wrong."that of 1997's"- what is this referring to? 1977's dogs? 1977's cars?

Ans D
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