9) In the 1980’s the rate of increase of the minority population of the United States was nearly twice as fast as the 1970’s.
(A) twice as fast as
(B) twice as fast as it was in
(C) twice what it was in
(D) two times faster than that of
(E) two times greater than
Confused between B and C
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tohellandback
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IMO C
the rate is not "fast"
for ex:
plane is twice as fast as bullet train
NOT that "speed of plane is twice is fast as speed of bullet train"
the rate is not "fast"
for ex:
plane is twice as fast as bullet train
NOT that "speed of plane is twice is fast as speed of bullet train"
The powers of two are bloody impolite!!
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madhur_ahuja
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Agree with above.
C is correct.
if the rate is twice , it is obviously fast. Fast adds redundancy.
C is correct.
if the rate is twice , it is obviously fast. Fast adds redundancy.
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Yes the correct answer is C, but I am still not convinced by your reasons.tohellandback wrote:IMO C
the rate is not "fast"
for ex:
plane is twice as fast as bullet train
NOT that "speed of plane is twice is fast as speed of bullet train"
The OE says both are grammatically correct, so reject B for wordiness.
However, as pointed above
think "what it was in" sounds awkward.
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