Omnislash Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Voting
Suppose a government legislature, with 100 members, voted on a new law. 80 voted for the new law, and 20 voted against it.
"The new law was passed 80-20."
"The new law was passed 80%."
Is the second sentence grammatical?
"The new law was passed 80-20."
"The new law was passed 80%."
Is the second sentence grammatical?
Top answer
No.
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You need the preposition "by" to make it correct.
The new law was passed by 80% (of the members).
The new law was passed by 80% (of the members).
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