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Poyorinn08 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence correct?

The violent death rates of prehistoric societies were thousands of times.

I think there is omission.For example,

The violent death rates of prehistoric societies were thousands of times higher than that of today.
  

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poyorinn08 I think there is an omission. You're right. There is.

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poyorinn08I think there is an omission.
You're right. There is.

Your version is almost correct. You need a plural to match rates.

The ... rates ... were ... higher than those of today.

CJ