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1 in 5 child in the World is obese?
1 of 5 child in the World is obese?
1 of 5 child in the World is obese?
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1 in 5 children in the world are obese. This may be confusing, but there are obviously more than 5 children. This "1" represents millions of actual children, so we use the plural verb.
- 1 in 5 children in the world are obese.
- This may be confusing, but there are obviously more than 5 children.
- This "1" represents millions of actual children, so we use the plural verb.
- " If you have five actual children, you could say "One of the five children is...
- " (As a side note, usually we don't start sentences with numerals: 1 vs.
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1 in 5 children in the world are obese.
This may be confusing, but there are obviously more than 5 children. This "1" represents millions of actual children, so we use the plural verb.
It would be the same as saying "Twenty percent of the children in the world are..."
If you have five actual children, you could say "One of the five children is... (wearing a red hat, wha
This may be confusing, but there are obviously more than 5 children. This "1" represents millions of actual children, so we use the plural verb.
It would be the same as saying "Twenty percent of the children in the world are..."
If you have five actual children, you could say "One of the five children is... (wearing a red hat, wha
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