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European Economic Community

by capnx » Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:10 pm
The European Economic Community exported just under $400 billion in goods in 1988, sixty percent more than the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports.
(A) the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports
(B) the United States' and nearly double what the Japanese exports were
(C) the United States exported and nearly twice as much as the Japanese did
(D) what the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports
(E) what the United States exported and nearly double the Japanese exports

OA: C
Question: [spoiler]Why doesn't C require "what the United States exported?[/spoiler]
Source: — Sentence Correction |

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by scoobydooby » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:15 pm
in C, the "did" stands for "exported". this makes it parallel

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by capnx » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:31 pm
I understand that the sentence reads:

Europeans exported 60% more than the United States did.

So is it wrong to say:

Europeans exported 60% more than what the United States did.

Are they both grammatically correct but with different meanings?

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by scoobydooby » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:48 pm
the "what" in the second sentence just makes it wordier. it doesnt add anything to the sentence

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by capnx » Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:40 am
ok thanks :)

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