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Rommel Posted 8 years ago
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Have I correctly used 'as' in the sentence?

Have I correctly used 'as' in the sentence?

The number of people suffering from chronic and non-communicable diseases increases as the cases of obesity rise worldwide.

  

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Rommel Have I correctly used 'as' in the sentence? I think 'as' is OK there. I think this sounds better.

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  • Rommel Have I correctly used 'as' in the sentence?
  • I think 'as' is OK there.
  • I think this sounds better.
  • Rommel The number of people suffering from chronic and non-communicable diseases worldwide increases as the population of obese people rises.
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RommelHave I correctly used 'as' in the sentence?

I think 'as' is OK there. I think this sounds better.

RommelThe number of people suffering from chronic and non-communicable diseases worldwide increases as the population of obese people rises.
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That sentence is unusual and potentially ambiguous. Are you talking about one (or two) categories of disease? Also, why are you using the present simple?

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