103. American productivity is declining in relation to Europes; the energy expended per unit of production in the United States is as much as twice that expended in West Germany.
(A) as much as twice that expended in West Germany
(B) as much as twice that of West Germanys expenditure
(C) up to two times of West Germanys expenditure
(D) up to two times what West Germans expended
(E) up to double the West German expenditure
Solution:
Comparison + parallelism*
C, D, and E can be eliminated for the awkward term up to two times or up to double.
The parallel usage is the energy expended in US is twice that expended in
A is the best choice.
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(A) as much as twice that expended in West Germany
(B) as much as twice that of West Germanys expenditure
(C) up to two times of West Germanys expenditure
(D) up to two times what West Germans expended
(E) up to double the West German expenditure
Solution:
Comparison + parallelism*
C, D, and E can be eliminated for the awkward term up to two times or up to double.
The parallel usage is the energy expended in US is twice that expended in
A is the best choice.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution: