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The sentences, "people living under poverty line", and "people living under the poverty line.": are both of them correct?

Likewise, the sentences, "the total world population living under death penalty jurisdiction", and "the total world population living under the death penalty jurisdiction": are both correct?

Thanks in advance.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

Mikhail HasanThe sentences

They are not sentences. They are noun phrases.

Mikhail Hasanare both of them correct?

No. Only the second one is correct.

"the poverty line"

Mikhail Hasan, "the total world population living under death penalty jurisdiction", and "the total world population living under the death penalty jurisdiction": are both correct?

No, neither of these is natural English.

Maybe you meant this:

The portion of the world's population which live in jurisdictions with the death penalty is 65%.

Or, better,

About 65% of the world's population live in nations that have the death penalty.

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