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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Increase in/of
I was reading an http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population. Part of it reads:
"In the 20th century, the world saw the biggest increase in its population in human history due to lessening of the mortality rate in many countries due to medical advances and massive increase in agricultural productivity attributed to the Green Revolution."
Would "increase in its population" be the almost the same as "increase of its population"?
"In the 20th century, the world saw the biggest increase in its population in human history due to lessening of the mortality rate in many countries due to medical advances and massive increase in agricultural productivity attributed to the Green Revolution."
Would "increase in its population" be the almost the same as "increase of its population"?
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MeggPhaggSioux Would "increase in its population" be the almost the same as "increase of its population"? Yes, it would. When speaking of increases and decreases, the prepositiion is normally 'in' (followed by the thing that increases or decreases).
- MeggPhaggSioux Would "increase in its population" be the almost the same as "increase of its population"?
- Yes, it would.
- When speaking of increases and decreases, the prepositiion is normally 'in' (followed by the thing that increases or decreases).
- an increase in rent; a decrease in brightness; an increase in tax rates; a decrease in traffic congestion CJ
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MeggPhaggSiouxWould "increase in its population" be the almost the same as "increase of its population"?Yes, it would. When speaking of increases and decreases, the prepositiion is normally 'in' (followed by the thing that increases or decreases).
an increase in rent; a decrease in brightness; an increase in tax rates; a decrease in traffic congest
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http://oaadonline.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/increase_2
an increase of nearly 20%
It is not correct to say "an incre
an increase of nearly 20%
It is not correct to say "an incre
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HUBLOTIt is not correct to say "an increase in nearly 20%," is it?No. It's not correct.
HUBLOTof is the same thing as "of" in "at the age of 21," isn't it?Well, of course it's the same word. Other than that, I don't see what you're asking.
CJ
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Thank you, CJ.0
Asking if it was the same word or not isnt such a stupid quesionstion as there are homonyms
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In most cases, you will notice that after "increase of", some amount expression is given.
When we use "increase in", the object that is increasing follows.
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