bragss2 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 1. According to surveys by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about 20 percent of young adults used cocaine in 1979, doubling those reported in the 1977 survey. (A) doubling those reported in the 1977 survey (B) to double the number the 1977 survey reported © twice those the 1977 survey reported (D) twice as much as those reported in the 1977 survey (E) twice the number reported in the 1977 survey oa - E, can't find any fault with D. The antecedent of those is young adults, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkersparadise Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 E is fine. D contains 'as much as' ... 'as many as' would have been more appropriate. You use 'as much as' for uncountable nouns; for 'young adults' (countable), 'as many as' should have been used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bragss2 Posted October 15, 2005 Author Share Posted October 15, 2005 oops, missed that. thanks for pointing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
score800 Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 E it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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