http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/FellMoreThanTwice/gjcmx/post.htm#546139Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:38:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546139New2grammar0http://www.englishforums.com/English/FellMoreThanTwice/gjcmx/post.htm#546139http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-546139.xmlYou version is much better! Thanks, MH.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FellMoreThanTwice/gjbxd/post.htm#545873Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:25:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545873Marius Hancu1http://www.englishforums.com/English/FellMoreThanTwice/gjbxd/post.htm#545873http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545873.xml&nbsp;Simpler:</p><p>&nbsp;<i>The profits of our company fell <b>more than twice the industry average</b> in the first half of this year.</i><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FellMoreThanTwice/gjbng/post.htm#545859Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:57:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545859New2grammar2http://www.englishforums.com/English/FellMoreThanTwice/gjbng/post.htm#545859http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545859.xmlThe profits of our company fell more than twice the average decline in the industry&nbsp;in the first half of this year.<br /><br />How about the above?<br /><br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FellMoreThanTwice/gjbnd/post.htm#545856Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:52:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545856Marius Hancu3http://www.englishforums.com/English/FellMoreThanTwice/gjbnd/post.htm#545856http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545856.xml???&nbsp;</p><p>the industry<b> average</b> does not have <b>profits</b><br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FellMoreThanTwice/gjbnb/post.htmThu, 24 Jul 2008 11:49:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545854New2grammar4http://www.englishforums.com/English/FellMoreThanTwice/gjbnb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545854.xmlThe profits of our company fell more than twice those of the industry average in the first half of this year.<br /><br />Is the above corect and natural? If not, please suggest a correction.<br />Thanks.<div style="clear:both;"></div>