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Wangqh2696122 Posted 13 years ago
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Which of the following sounds natural?

The number of historic buildings which are being pulled down is increasing so rapidly that we must take some measures. The number of historic buildings which have been pulled down is increasing so rapidly that we must take some measures.
  

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wangqh2696122 The number of historic buildings which have been pulled down is increasing so rapidly that we must take some measures. The sentence is rather confusing to me. Does the phrase "being pulled down " mean " being demoloished"?

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  • wangqh2696122 The number of historic buildings which have been pulled down is increasing so rapidly that we must take some measures.
  • The sentence is rather confusing to me.
  • Does the phrase "being pulled down " mean " being demoloished"?
  • " Have been pulled down " suggests already demolished, or destroyed.
  • If so, I suggest this: The number of historic buildings lost to demolition is increasing in such an alarming rate that we must take action to preserve them.
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wangqh2696122The number of historic buildings which have been pulled down is increasing so rapidly that we must take some measures.
The sentence is rather confusing to me. Does the phrase "being pulled down " mean " being demoloished"? " Have been pulled down " suggests already demolished, or destroyed. If so, I suggest this: The number of historic buildings
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wangqh2696122The number of historic buildings which are being pulled down is increasing so rapidly that we must take some measures. The number of historic buildings which have been pulled down is increasing so rapidly that we must take some measures.
Both are fine; the razed buildings are just being viewed from slightly different temporal perspectives.
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