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HELP! How to use this compare sentence??
Are these two sentences correct?
1. The risk of having heart disease for the people who exercise regularly is 30% lower than those who don't
2.People who exercise regularly have a more than 30% lower risk of heart disease than those who don't
Sep 24, 2019 10:11 AM
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1. "The risk of having heart disease for the people who exercise regularly is 30% lower than for those who don't."
2. Is correct!
September 24, 2019
#2 is fine.
#1 should read, ". . . than that of those who don't" (because "that" refers back to "risk").
September 24, 2019
