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Teal lime Posted 4 years ago
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Exposed to catch malaria or exposed to catching malaria?
Which of the following two sentences is correct?
1) In that part of the world people are more exposed to catch malaria.
2) In that part of the world people are more exposed to catching malaria.
Thank you very much for your kind help.
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teal lime Which of the following two sentences is correct? Neither one is idiomatic. You are exposed to a disease, and then you catch it.
- teal lime Which of the following two sentences is correct?
- Neither one is idiomatic.
- You are exposed to a disease, and then you catch it.
- They might be more likely to catch malaria (not "catching", of course).
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teal limeWhich of the following two sentences is correct?
Neither one is idiomatic. You are exposed to a disease, and then you catch it. They might be more likely to catch malaria (not "catching", of course). I might make it "In that part of the world, people are exposed to a greater risk of malaria."
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