Are these paraphrases correct?
Can the sentences a) and b) be paraphrased to a') and b') respectively?
a) All schools in the county were closed because of an increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
a') All schools in the county were closed because there are an increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
b) All schools in the county were closed because of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
b') All schools in the county were closed because the number of COVID-19 cases is increasing.
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anonymous a) All schools in the county were closed because of an increasing number of COVID-19 cases. a') All schools in the county were closed because there are an increasing number of COVID-19 cases. These do not necessarily mean the same.
- anonymous a) All schools in the county were closed because of an increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
- a') All schools in the county were closed because there are an increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
- These do not necessarily mean the same.
- (a) can refer to a historical increase, whereas (a') cannot (because of the present tense "are").
- anonymous b) All schools in the county were closed because of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
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anonymousa) All schools in the county were closed because of an increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
a') All schools in the county were closed because there are an increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
These do not necessarily mean the same. (a) can refer to a historical increase, whereas (a') cannot (because of the present tense "are").
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