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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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are this type / are of this type
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Which one is correct?
1. 85% of malignant cancers are the carcinoma type.
2. 85% of malignant cancers are of the carcinoma type.
3. 85% of malignant cancers are of carcinoma type.
4. 85% of malignant cancers are the carcinomas.
5. 85% of malignant cancers are of carcinomas
Which one is the best?
By the way, carcinoma is just one of the several categories of cancer.
Which one is correct?
1. 85% of malignant cancers are the carcinoma type.
2. 85% of malignant cancers are of the carcinoma type.
3. 85% of malignant cancers are of carcinoma type.
4. 85% of malignant cancers are the carcinomas.
5. 85% of malignant cancers are of carcinomas
Which one is the best?
By the way, carcinoma is just one of the several categories of cancer.
Top answer
I think you just need to say "85% of malignant cancers are carcinomas".
- I think you just need to say "85% of malignant cancers are carcinomas".
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If the distinction of "type" is critical to your sentence, then say
85% of malignant cancers are typed as carcinomas.
If it isn't, then say:
85% of malignant cancers are carcinomas.
85% of malignant cancers are typed as carcinomas.
If it isn't, then say:
85% of malignant cancers are carcinomas.
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