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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

graduate ?

The national academies' report points out that China and India combined graduate 950,000 engineers every year, compared with 70,000 in America.

Is " graduate " a noun ?

Can I say ?

The national academies' report points out that China and India combined which has 950,000 enginneering graduates every year, compared with 70,000 in America.

Can you say,

The national academies' report compares with 70,000 in America.

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Top answer

graduate is used as a verb in the first sentence, although it can also be used as a noun (in other sentences). The other two sentences are not correct. No, you can't say those.

— CalifJim

  • graduate is used as a verb in the first sentence, although it can also be used as a noun (in other sentences).
  • The other two sentences are not correct.
  • No, you can't say those.
  • This is the idea: The report says that the number of people who graduate as engineers each year from China and India is 950,000.
  • When you compare those countries with America, you see that the number of people who graduate as engineers from America is 70,000.
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graduate is used as a verb in the first sentence, although it can also be used as a noun (in other sentences).

The other two sentences are not correct. No, you can't say those.

This is the idea:

The report says that the number of people who graduate as engineers each year from China and India is 950,000. When you compare those countries with America, yo
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