643. Since 1970 the number of Blacks elected to state and federal offices in the United States has multiplied nearly four times.
(A) has multiplied nearly four times
(B) has almost quadrupled
(C) has almost multiplied by four
(D) is almost four times as great
(E) is nearly fourfold what it was
Solution
Modifiers + Idioms
In A, multiplied should be followed by by.
In C, for almost to modify four, almost should be just before four.
In D, four times as great is awkward.
In E, of is needed before what.
B is concise and hence, the best choice.
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(A) has multiplied nearly four times
(B) has almost quadrupled
(C) has almost multiplied by four
(D) is almost four times as great
(E) is nearly fourfold what it was
Solution
Modifiers + Idioms
In A, multiplied should be followed by by.
In C, for almost to modify four, almost should be just before four.
In D, four times as great is awkward.
In E, of is needed before what.
B is concise and hence, the best choice.
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