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Masanori Takaoka Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Any other expressions? No.5

As more and more forests are disappearing, the climate is being seriously influenced.
The fewer forests we have, the more seriously the climate is being affected.
  

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Masanori Takaoka As more and more forests are disappearing, the climate is being seriously influenced. 'influenced' isn't used exactly like that. 'affected' would be better.

  • Masanori Takaoka As more and more forests are disappearing, the climate is being seriously influenced.
  • 'influenced' isn't used exactly like that.
  • 'affected' would be better.
  • Masanori Takaoka The fewer forests we have, the more seriously the climate is being affected.
  • This is a general statement, so the continuous tense doesn't quite work.
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Masanori TakaokaAs more and more forests are disappearing, the climate is being seriously influenced.
'influenced' isn't used exactly like that. 'affected' would be better.
Masanori TakaokaThe fewer forests we have, the more seriously the climate is being affected.
This is a general statement, so the continuous tense doesn'

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