20. Retail sales rose 0.8 of 1 percent in August, intensifying expectations that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of the 1.4 percent growth rate in personal spending for the previous quarter.
(A) that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of
(B) that personal spending in the July-September quarter would more than double
(C) of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that it more than doubled
(D) of personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubling that of
(E) of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that it would more than double that of
论坛里有人讨论过这道题,但还是没看明白D
OG 解释:This option is not technically wrong, it is less clear and graceful than(B)
这个doubling that of 是怎么回事呢
manhattan staff 解释说OG SC 的答案肯定正确,但解释会有错误。 D is also technically wrong
先简化一下句子:RS rose 0.8 of 1 percent, intensifying expectations of PS1 more than doubling that of the 1.4 percent growth rate in PS2
首先,我还是倾向于doubling为V,毕竟后面that of...为名词,
然后,that指代expectations0
整句话的理解为:more than doubling...作程度状语修饰前面的intensitying expectations of PS1,即增强PS1的期望到两倍多于PS2(1.4%增长率)的期望
d.) the words "that of" are unnecessary. (is using the progressive form "doubling" necessarily incorrect?)
former: yes.
see here for the latter.(latter 指的是On account of a law passed in 1993, making it a crime punish 那道题)
manhattanGMAT staff 如是说。
我真心想直接当D 是错的
[size=1.3em]D is technically wrong. the OG is in error on this point. please understand that although OG *answers* are never wrong, their explanations for SC answers often are..
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The number of people flying first class on domestic flights rose sharply in 1990, doubling the increase of the previous year.
A. doubling the increase of
B. doubling that of the increase in
C. double as much as the increase of
D. twice as many as the increase in
E. twice as many as the increase of