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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
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Expressions using "the number of"
Hello, everyone. I have a couple of questions.
From Chart 1, we can see that more and more people in Europe went abroad on business from 2001 to 2010. Overall, the increasing number of European people went abroad on business during that period. Actually, Greece was the only country from which the declining number of people took business trips during the decade.
This is an imaginary essay I wrote on business trips in Europe. What is the best way to describe the idea shown in the last sentence? I tried making some. What do you think about them? Also, how would you write in a case like this?
(A) Actually, Greece was the only country from which the declining number of people took business trips during the decade. (The same as the one in the passage).
(B) Actually, Greece was the only country which saw the number of people who took business trips decline during the decade.
(C) Actually, Greece was the only country which decreased the number of people who took business trips during the decade.
From Chart 1, we can see that more and more people in Europe went abroad on business from 2001 to 2010. Overall, the increasing number of European people went abroad on business during that period. Actually, Greece was the only country from which the declining number of people took business trips during the decade.
This is an imaginary essay I wrote on business trips in Europe. What is the best way to describe the idea shown in the last sentence? I tried making some. What do you think about them? Also, how would you write in a case like this?
(A) Actually, Greece was the only country from which the declining number of people took business trips during the decade. (The same as the one in the passage).
(B) Actually, Greece was the only country which saw the number of people who took business trips decline during the decade.
(C) Actually, Greece was the only country which decreased the number of people who took business trips during the decade.
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Of the 3 sentences, B is the best. B is the sentence you need for your paragraph. It is well-written.
- Of the 3 sentences, B is the best.
- B is the sentence you need for your paragraph.
- It is well-written.
- C is better than A, but it implies that Greece, as a country, made a conscious effort to decrease the number of people who took business trips during the decade.
- Sentence 1 is not a good sentence.
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Of the 3 sentences, B is the best. B is the sentence you need for your paragraph. It is well-written.
C is better than A, but it implies that Greece, as a country, made a conscious effort to decrease the number of people who took business trips during the decade. Sentence 1 is not a good sentence. "From which" doesn't work well in the sentence.
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C is better than A, but it implies that Greece, as a country, made a conscious effort to decrease the number of people who took business trips during the decade. Sentence 1 is not a good sentence. "From which" doesn't work well in the sentence.
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I understand.
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Thank you very much for your answer and detailed, informative comment.
I've learned a lot.
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