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Joseph A Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Dried or decreased
Hello everyone,
If the water of a lake or river decreases or shrinks, can we say?
- The water of the lake dried (by) ninety-five percent because of lack of rain.
I'm not sure whether my sentence is right or wron with or without "by".
Regards,
JA
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Joseph A If the water of a lake or river decreases or shrinks, can we say the following ? Joseph A - The water of the lake dried (by) ninety-five percent because of lack of rain. No.
- Joseph A If the water of a lake or river decreases or shrinks, can we say the following ?
- Joseph A - The water of the lake dried (by) ninety-five percent because of lack of rain.
- No.
- Try: The water level in the lake/river decreased by 95% due to lack of rain.
- Yes, use "by".
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Joseph AIf the water of a lake or river decreases or shrinks, can we say the following?
Joseph A- The water of the lake dried (by) ninety-five percent because of lack of rain.
No. Try:
The water level in the lake/river decreased by 95% due to lack of rain.
Yes
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Ninety-five percent of the water in the lake has evaporated.
The volume of water in the lake is only five percent of its normal volume.
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