OG 12-125

abjure

125. Today, because of improvements in agricultural
technology, the same amount of acreage produces
double the apples that it has in 1910.
(A) double the apples that it has
(B) twice as many apples as it did
(C) as much as twice the apples it has
(D) two times as many apples as there were
(E) a doubling of the apples that it did
Logical predication; Diction; Verb form
Th e sentence compares the number of apples
produced today with the number of apples
produced in 1910. Th e phrase double the apples is
not very exact but it could be understood to mean
twice as many or as many as; the verb form has
confounds the sequence of events and makes the
comparison illogical. An action that occurred in
1910 requires a verb in the past tense. Th e two
elements being compared must be grammatically
parallel. Th e same amount … produces is paralleled
by as it did (produce understood). Th e subjects
amount and it are parallel, as are the verbs produces
and did (produce).
A Th e comparative construction as many as is
needed; the verb tense has is incorrect with
in 1910.
B Correct. As many as is used for a countable
quantity; the two elements being compared
are parallel; the verb is in the past tense.
C Much is used where many is required; the
verb tense has is incorrect with in 1910.
D Two times is wordy; there were is vague
because it does not refer to amount of acreage.
E A doubling of the apples is awkward and,
when joined with that it did, suggests
doubling the apples themselves, not the
amount of apples.
Th e correct answer is B.

看不懂OG的解释， 我用黑体标出，，，有人可否解答下到底如何理解。

bigjoe

就是double of apple不好.

应该是double那些苹果的数量，不是double苹果.

abjure

就是double of apple不好.

应该是double那些苹果的数量，不是double苹果.

-- by 会员 bigjoe (2010/6/10 20:40:53)

thanks