vatsas wrote:
Some historians estimate that in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, twice as much acreage was destroyed than had earlier been ravaged in Napoleon's Moscow burnings of 1812 and the Great Fire of London of 1666 combined.
a.than had earlier been
b.than the amount that was earlier
c.over the amount that was previously
d.as had earlier been
e.as was
I think in option D , earlier is redundant. 'had' itself clears the meaning. Thats why I did not pick option D but chose E.
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