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A survey by the national council of Churches showed that in [#permalink] New post   08 Nov 2005, 06:07
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A survey by the national council of Churches showed that in 1986 there were 20736 female ministers, almost 9 percent of the nation's clergy, twice as much as 1977.

B twice as many as 1977

C double what it was in 1977

D double the figure for 1977

E a number double that of 1977's



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Re: A survey by the national council of Churches showed that in [#permalink] New post   08 Nov 2005, 11:21
A and B are wrong because the are comparing a noun with a year. Besides A doesn't use many, but much, which is incorrect. E is Wrong because 1977's is not correct. Only D and C remain. What do "what" and "it" refer in C. the national clergy? or the number of female ministers?. D is more correct, since the figure refers unambigously to the percent of nation's clegy, D is better.

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Re: A survey by the national council of Churches showed that in [#permalink] New post   08 Nov 2005, 11:36
let's see

A. comparing apples with oranges
B. same problem
D. not prallel comparison
E. a number, is awkward

although C doesn't sound very good, it is the only correct choice.
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Re: A survey by the national council of Churches showed that in [#permalink] New post   08 Nov 2005, 12:26
Sorry guys, you were all wrong.

OA is D!

Here much is incorrectly applied to ministers (ministers can be counted). It would have to be as many as in 1977. Another way to make the comparison emphasizes the number 20736. D is the correct choice.
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Re: A survey by the national council of Churches showed that in [#permalink] New post   08 Nov 2005, 14:33
Actually the best explanation to dismiss C is that C introduces a clause, not a phrase. Because the clause is not linked to the main clause with any conjunction, C must be wrong. C is actually a run-on sentence. You can find more in some Paul's explanations.
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Re: A survey by the national council of Churches showed that in [#permalink] New post   08 Nov 2005, 21:33
IMO - Double is to be chosen for verbs rather than nouns.

D -Violates this rule.

any problems with E ?

Please post OE , Source.
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Re: A survey by the national council of Churches showed that in [#permalink] New post   09 Nov 2005, 01:44
A,B,E - Incorrect.
Between C & D
D is correct.

Reason: What does 'It' refer to in 'C' is not clear.



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