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Rommel Posted 8 years ago
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Are ‘deaths’ and ‘impairs’ properly used in the statement?

Are ‘deaths’ and ‘impairs’ properly used in the statement?


Hunger and poor nutrition not only contributes to the early deaths of mothers, infants, and young children but also impairs the physical growth and development of children.

  

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The choice of words is fine, and you can use "deaths" if you are talking about different death groups (the mothers, the children, etc)--otherwise I would use "death." However, "Hunger and poor nutrition" is a plural noun and takes a plural verb, so it should be "contribute" and "impair."

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