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Ravinath Posted 10 years ago
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twice as?

There were twice as many female undergraduate degree holders as male undergraduate degree holders.

Twice as many females had undergraduate degrees as males.

Are the above sentences correct ?

I want to express following idea(I just mentioned the numbers to ask the question)

female undergraduate degree holders=100
male undergraduate degree holders=50

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Twice as many females had undergraduate degrees than males did. "twice as many ... " is incorrect.

— GPY

  • Twice as many females had undergraduate degrees than males did.
  • "twice as many ...
  • " is incorrect.
  • It should be "twice as many ...
  • ", as in the originals.
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AnonymousThere were twice as many female undergraduate degree holders than male undergraduate degree holders.Twice as many females had undergraduate degrees than males did.
"twice as many ... than ..." is incorrect. It should be "twice as many ... as ...", as in the originals.

However, I am curious as to what an "undergraduate degree" or "undergraduat
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You could also say
eg There were twice as many female as male undergraduate degree holders.
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GPYIt should be "twice as many ... as ...", as in the originals. However, I am curious as to what an "undergraduate degree" or "undergraduate degree holder" is. To me these terms appear self-contradictory, but there are many Google hits. Unfortunately I haven't found one that actually explains the meaning.
I've seen people use "undergraduate degree" to refer t
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CliveYou could also sayeg There were twice as many female as male undergraduate degree holders.
Thank you. Are my sentences correct?
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