vipulgoyal wrote:Ten times as many frog species inhabit the Amazonian rainforests as in the Australian forests.
(A) as in
(B) as inhabit
(C) than are inhabitants of
(D) than does
(E) as opposed to in
In C and D,
as many...than is unidiomatic.
Eliminate C and D.
Generally,
as many as serves to compare CLAUSES.
In A and E, the usage of
in seems to imply the following comparison:
Ten times as many frog species inhabit the Amazonian rain forests as [frog species inhabit] IN the Australian forests.
Since
inhabit in is redundant, eliminate A and E.
The correct answer is
B.
OA:
Ten times as many frog species inhabit the Amazonian rain forests as inhabit the Australian forests.
Implied comparison:
Ten times as many frog species inhabit the Amazonian rain forests as [frog species] inhabit the Australian forests.
This comparison is logical.
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