Which One Does "3 Times" Modify?
...The research shows that people with negative thoughts are 3times as likely to develop health problems as they age.
I can get the meaning of the sentence, but I fail to get which one 3times modify.
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three times as modifies likely, just as equally would in equally likely . " Only the context can reveal that. Judging only from the given sentence, it's probably something like 'as people who don't have negative thoughts'.
- three times as modifies likely, just as equally would in equally likely .
- " Only the context can reveal that.
- Judging only from the given sentence, it's probably something like 'as people who don't have negative thoughts'.
- CJ
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three times as modifies likely, just as equally would in equally likely.
However, you may be wondering "Three times as likely as what?" Only the context can reveal that. Judging only from the given sentence, it's probably something like 'as people who don't have negative thoughts'.
CJ
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