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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

I want to ask two questions

First, is this sentence gramatically correct?
By 2050, the number of women living alone will get three times higher than that of 2005.
Or, can I write this sentence in this way?
By 2050, there will be three times as many women who don't get married as the women who were found living alone in 2005.
Secondly, do I have to write "the" before statistics?
For instance, if I want to say "according to statistics", do I have to add "the" before statistics? Or is it more common to leave "the" out?
  

Top answer

-- Not quite, and they are more awkward than necessary, especially the 2nd one. By 2050, the number of women living alone will be three times higher than in 2005. By 2050, there will be three times as many unmarried women as in 2005.

— Mister Micawber

  • -- Not quite, and they are more awkward than necessary, especially the 2nd one.
  • By 2050, the number of women living alone will be three times higher than in 2005.
  • By 2050, there will be three times as many unmarried women as in 2005.
  • -- No, not unless you have specified them with a reference of some kind .
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First, is this sentence gramatically correct?--Not quite, and they are more awkward than necessary, especially the 2nd one.

By 2050, the number of women living alone will be three times higher than in 2005.
By 2050, there will be three times as many unmarried women as in 2005.

Secondly, do I have to write "the" before statistic
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