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Liveinjapan Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Volume

The volume of private-sector demands accounts for three fourths of the GDP.

Is the volume of really necessary? I think it's better to drop it.
Thanks.
  

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I think you can safely delete it. " In BrE we would say "three-quarters", but I think "fourths" is more accepted in AmE.

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  • " In BrE we would say "three-quarters", but I think "fourths" is more accepted in AmE.
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I think you can safely delete it. You can also change "demands" to "demand", lose "the" and add a hyphen:

"Private-sector demand accounts for three-fourths of GDP."

In BrE we would say "three-quarters", but I think "fourths" is more accepted in AmE.
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