Sharpsburg SC

[aj5105]

In one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, fought at Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, four times as many Americans were k!IIed as would later be k!IIed on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day.

(A) Americans were k!IIed as

(B) Americans were k!IIed than

(C) Americans were k!IIed than those who

(D) more Americans were k!IIed as there

(E) more Americans were k!IIed as those who

[dmateer25]

the correct answer needs the idiom "as many as."

(A) Americans were k!IIed as
Correct idiom

(B) Americans were k!IIed than
"as many than" is incorrect

(C) Americans were k!IIed than those who
"as many than" is incorrect

(D) more Americans were k!IIed as there
"as many more as" the use of more makes this the incorrect idiom

(E) more Americans were k!IIed as those who
"as many more as" the use of more makes this the incorrect idiom

A

[aj5105]

This is what I wanted :

(D) more Americans were k!IIed as there
"as many more as" the use of more makes this the incorrect idiom

(E) more Americans were k!IIed as those who
"as many more as" the use of more makes this the incorrect idiom

the correct answer needs the idiom "as many as."

(A) Americans were k!IIed as
Correct idiom

(B) Americans were k!IIed than
"as many than" is incorrect

(C) Americans were k!IIed than those who
"as many than" is incorrect

(D) more Americans were k!IIed as there
"as many more as" the use of more makes this the incorrect idiom

(E) more Americans were k!IIed as those who
"as many more as" the use of more makes this the incorrect idiom

A