ColumbiaDream wrote:
According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198,113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, twice as much as 1981.
we are comparing # of people in 2003 with # of people in 1981.
a. twice as much as 1981
much is not correct for countable nouns. moreover, it compares # of people with a YEAR. incorrect.
b. twice as many as 1981
many is correct, but this option compares # of people with a year.
c. double the figure
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