Multiple choice

According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socio-economically deprived areas.

  1. minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice

  2. minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing

  3. minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing

  4. it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice

  5. it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of usage of the comparative. ''More likely than' should be replaced by 'as likely as'.