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Taka Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Increase
The number of people has increased in that country.
WIthout 'the number of', the sentence above wouldn' work. Then what about this? It wouldn't work either? If it works, why it works?
Crimes have increased in that country.
WIthout 'the number of', the sentence above wouldn' work. Then what about this? It wouldn't work either? If it works, why it works?
Crimes have increased in that country.
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I would use crime as uncountable here. Crime has..... suggests to me that the different kinds of crimes are increasing.
- I would use crime as uncountable here.
- Crime has.....
- suggests to me that the different kinds of crimes are increasing.
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I would use crime as uncountable here.
Crime has.....
Crimes have........suggests to me that the different kinds of crimes are increasing.
Crime has.....
Crimes have........suggests to me that the different kinds of crimes are increasing.
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