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by ov25 » Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:33 pm
Radiologists, using PACS, are now able to perform triple the procedures per hour that they could in the 1990's.

a) triple the procedures per hour that they could
b) a tripling of the procedures per hour that they did
c) as much as triple the procedures per hour they had
d) three times as many as the procedures as there were
e) three times as many as the procedures per hour as they did
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by sanabk » Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:21 pm
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by diebeatsthegmat » Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:06 am
ov25 wrote:Radiologists, using PACS, are now able to perform triple the procedures per hour that they could in the 1990's.

a) triple the procedures per hour that they could
b) a tripling of the procedures per hour that they did
c) as much as triple the procedures per hour they had
d) three times as many as the procedures as there were
e) three times as many as the procedures per hour as they did
only E makes sense for me
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by diebeatsthegmat » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:25 am
ov25 wrote:Radiologists, using PACS, are now able to perform triple the procedures per hour that they could in the 1990's.

a) triple the procedures per hour that they could
b) a tripling of the procedures per hour that they did
c) as much as triple the procedures per hour they had
d) three times as many as the procedures as there were
e) three times as many as the procedures per hour as they did
should be A because in E " as many as procedures doesnt sound right.////
it should be " as many procedures per hour as they did"
what the answer?
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by prachich1987 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:44 am
+1 for A
BTW the question was posted in 2010.
There are little chances that the poster will post the OA
Thanks!
Prachi
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by aspirant2011 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:54 am
i would also go with A...............wats the OA?
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by Night reader » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:55 am
ov25 wrote:Radiologists, using PACS, are now able to perform triple the procedures per hour that they could in the 1990's.

a) triple the procedures per hour that they could
b) a tripling of the procedures per hour that they did
c) as much as triple the procedures per hour they had
d) three times as many as the procedures as there were
e) three times as many as the procedures per hour as they did
POE:
A) triple the procedures = three times as many ....
B) a tripling = a+gerund/ Incorrect usage
C) as much as triple = redundant comparatives - as much as three times as many/Incorrect usage
D) three times as many = see C/Incorrect usage
E) three times as many = see C,D/Incorrect usage
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by Target2009 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:55 pm
IMO : A
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