http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectMySentences/zvdgb/post.htm#438674Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:47:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:438674Philip0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectMySentences/zvdgb/post.htm#438674http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-438674.xmlAnonymous wrote: Hi, thank you for your responses. How about this? 'The number of doctors in country A is one fifth of that in country B.' Does this work? This sentence reads well .http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectMySentences/zvdgb/post.htm#438656Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:47:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:438656Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectMySentences/zvdgb/post.htm#438656http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-438656.xmlHi, thank you for your responses. How about this? 'The number of doctors in country A is one fifth of that in country B.' Does this work?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectMySentences/zvdgb/post.htm#438328Sat, 23 May 2009 22:47:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:438328Philip2http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectMySentences/zvdgb/post.htm#438328http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-438328.xmlI see no need for 'the' before 'country'. I agree with Marius.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectMySentences/zvdgb/post.htm#438279Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:47:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:438279Marius Hancu3http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectMySentences/zvdgb/post.htm#438279http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-438279.xmlUse 2, 1 is awkwardhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectMySentences/zvdgb/post.htmThu, 23 Apr 2009 22:47:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:438227Anonymous4http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectMySentences/zvdgb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-438227.xmlHi. There are two countries. ------------------------------------------ The number of doctors in the country A: 10000 The number of doctors in the country B: 50000 ------------------------------------------ I explain the above situation as follows. (1) There are four fifth fewer doctors in the country A than in the country B. (2) There are 80 percent fewer doctors in the cuontry A than in the country B. Is there anything wrong with these sentences? Also, if you were I, how would you express the situation?