Question
The average American individually (A)/emit 10 times more
carbon dioxide (B)/from fossil fuel use then (C)/ an Indian, and about three times (D)/as much a Chinese (E). In each of the questions, a sentence is divided into five parts namely A, B, C, D and E. In which one of the parts is given in bold and is grammatically and contextually correct. You have to identify which fragment, apart from the bold one, is correct in terms of grammar and usage.Solution
1- it is correct. 2- ‘emit’ should be replaced with ‘emits’. 3- ‘then’ should be replaced with ‘than’. 4- ‘as much as’ is correct. The average American individually emits 10 times more carbon dioxide from fossil fuel use than an Indian, and about three times as much as a Chinese.
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