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This sentence comes from a news. But I thought there should be an article a or the before the word risk, namely, is a risk of or is the risk of. Do you think so? Thanks.
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I would use 'a', but it's optional here. I think that if you were to modify risk, you would need one article or the other. ]
— Philip
I would use 'a', but it's optional here.
I think that if you were to modify risk, you would need one article or the other.
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I would use 'a', but it's optional here. I think that if you were to modify risk, you would need one article or the other. [You always run the/a risk of catching a cold if you don't dress warmly while outdoors in the winter.]