(A) as great or greater than is incurred by using air conditioning
(B) that is as great or greater than is incurred using air conditioning
(C) as great as or greater than that of using air conditioning
(D) at least as great as air conditioning’s
(E) at least as great as that incurred by using air conditioning
Solution:
Idioms + Comparison + Parallelism
A and B: the use of “as great or greater” is unidiomatic and hence, A and B are incorrect.
C: the use of "as great as or greater..." is wordy. Moreover, C wrongly suggests that penalty is “of using the AC”.
D: the penalty compared is that of “air conditioning” but it should be that incurred by “using air conditioning”. Hence, D is incorrect.
E: parallelism is maintained- “Wind resistance created by………incurred by...”.
“at least as great as” is idiomatic as well. Hence, E is the best choice.
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