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English Sentence Correction QUESTION #4911
Question 1
A recent national study of the public schools shows that _____, four times as many as there were four years ago.
  • there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were
  • there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were
  • there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were✔️
  • every thirty-two pupils now have one microcomputer, four times as many than there were
Correct Answer Explanation
There is…one microcomputer' uses the correct singular verb agreeing with singular subject 'one microcomputer.' The comparison must use 'as many as' not 'as many than.' Option A uses plural 'are' with a singular subject. Options B and D use ungrammatical 'as many than.' Option E omits 'there were,' leaving an incomplete comparison.