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Chan-Seung Lee

Joined: 03 Dec 2005
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:58 am Post subject: which is correct?

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1.The population of China is greater than that of any other nation.
2.The population of China is greater than that of any other nations.

In the quote, which is correct and why?

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Mary W. Ng

Joined: 26 Jun 2006
Posts: 261

Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:15 am Post subject: Re: which is correct?

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1.The population of China is greater than that of any other nation.
2.The population of China is greater than that of any other nations.
In the quote, which is correct and why?

Sentence 1 is correct. The comparative form greater is used with than to compare two things: the population of China and that of any other nation.
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