The number of people flying
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
My ques: We didnt pick D because many refers to countable items and here in the sentence it talks about “the number of” ?
Correct me if im wrong.
Hi Riya,
We didn’t pick D because the idiom “as many as” is comparing “the number” to “the increase”
These 2 aren’t comparable things
Hope this helps!
