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How would you improve this sentence?
The number of people who are unemployed in my country is very bad.
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Change bad to high.
The number of people who are unemployed in my country is very high.
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Change is to are. (main clause verb).
The number of people who are unemployed in my country are very bad.
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Change the number of to a number of.
A number of people who are unemployedin my country is very bad.
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A number of/The number of | Quantity Phrases
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