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0Over the past 3 weeks, these areas have been receiving [a massive amount/ massive amounts] of rain. 02br
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00Population/Populations of tigers has/have been in decline over the past decade.02br
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00Which is correct?02br
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00Also please correct any mistakes.02br
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0 Over the past 3 weeks, these areas have been receiving [a massive amount/ massive amounts] of rain. either02br 00Population/Populations of tigers has/have been in decline over the past decade. 02br 00There is only one population of tigers.

— Optilang

  • 0 Over the past 3 weeks, these areas have been receiving [a massive amount/ massive amounts] of rain.
  • either02br 00Population/Populations of tigers has/have been in decline over the past decade.
  • 02br 00There is only one population of tigers.
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0 Over the past 3 weeks, these areas have been receiving [a massive amount/ massive amounts] of rain. either02br
00Population/Populations of tigers has/have been in decline over the past decade. - The population of tigers/The tiger population has been in decline.02br
00There is only one population of tigers. 0-
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0It's my bad that I left out 'the'. 02br
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00I've seen 'populations' used. I believe it's because there are several countries that are home to tigers, each having one population. What do you think?0-
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0 Yes, correct02br
00You can have a tiger population in x country02br
00and a tiger population in y country 02br
00but I took your original sentence to mean the tiger population worldwide.0-
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0but I took your original sentence to mean the tiger population worldwide.02br
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00I didn't know this was possible. I've learned something new. Thanks, Optilang.0-
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00The world's tiger population may have halved in the past quarter of a century, conservationists from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have warned.02br
00From March 20080230hrefhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7291122.stm
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0 I was already convinced. But I appreciate the reference. Thanks again, Optilang. 0-
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