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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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large areas of forest have been cleared for farms, residential and commerci

Over the past century, large areas of forest have been cleared for farms, residential and commercial areas by one billion people in China. This encroaching huamn settlement forces pandas to leave their homes and retreat higher into the mountains.

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Over the past century, large areas of forest have been cleared for farms, residential and commercial areas by one billion people in China. This encroaching huamn settlement forces pandas to leave their homes and retreat higher into the mountains. As it stands, the words "farms" can't be linked in a series with "residential and commercial" to describe "areas".

  • Over the past century, large areas of forest have been cleared for farms, residential and commercial areas by one billion people in China.
  • This encroaching huamn settlement forces pandas to leave their homes and retreat higher into the mountains.
  • As it stands, the words "farms" can't be linked in a series with "residential and commercial" to describe "areas".
  • You don't say "farms areas," which is how it reads now.
  • farming, residential and commercial areas or farms or residential and commercial areas by one billion people in China.
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Over the past century, large areas of forest have been cleared for farms, residential and commercial areas by one billion people in China. This encroaching huamn settlement forces pandas to leave their homes and retreat higher into the mountains.

As it stands, the words "farms" can't be linked in a series with "residential and commercial" to desc
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Thanks, GG, for the terrific correction.

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