The exhibittion

The exhibition of ancient Egyptian funerary art — imposing statues, intricately painted coffins, and numerous accoutrements, drew hundreds of people each day, equivalent to the number of visitors to last year’s Impressionist show.

A. equivalent to the number of visitors to
B. the equivalent of those that visited
C. equal to those who visited
D. as many as the visitation to
E. as many as visited

My Ques: What is wrong with option C?

Expert Asked on July 2, 2018 in Sentence Correction.
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Hi Riya,

C says

hundreds of people = those who visited

Those here refers to people. You cannot equate a number to people.

Expert Answered on July 4, 2018.
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