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Jandi Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
'The number is/are increasing'
Hello, teachers!
1. The number who [say] the economic recession is over [is] increasing.
Is this sentence natural or should I say the following?
2. The number of people who say the economic recession is over is increasing.
Thank you very much.
Peace!
1. The number who [say] the economic recession is over [is] increasing.
Is this sentence natural or should I say the following?
2. The number of people who say the economic recession is over is increasing.
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Top answer
", is better in the context that you gave, but in a paragraph where there is more background information sentence 1 would be acceptable.
- ", is better in the context that you gave, but in a paragraph where there is more background information sentence 1 would be acceptable.
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Sentence number 2, "The number of people who say the economic recession is over is increasing.", is better in the context that you gave, but in a paragraph where there is more background information sentence 1 would be acceptable.
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