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cesar.rodriguez.blanco
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SC: A new hair-growing drug is being sold for

by cesar.rodriguez.blanco Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:38 pm

I do not know how to deal with this SC:
What are the erros in the different answers?

A new hair-growing drug is being sold for three times the price, per milligram, as the drug’s maker charges for another product with the same active ingredient.
A. as
B. than
C. that
D. of what
E. at which
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Re: SC: A new hair-growing drug is being sold for

by sunny.jain Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:31 am

IMO: D

we often say that "double the price of"...i think price of is correct usage.
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Re: SC: A new hair-growing drug is being sold for

by chuckberry007 Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:38 pm

I think is B. Being being sold for three times the price "than" the drug maker charges for another product.
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Re: SC: A new hair-growing drug is being sold for

by RonPurewal Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:00 am

please search the forum. this problem has already been posted on 2-3 other threads.

the longest is here:
a-new-hair-growth-drug-is-being-t5504.html