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Our modern cities face a number of serious environmental problems.
Can I replace "face" with "are confronted with", "encounter" or "are challenged by"?
Can I replace "face" with "are confronted with", "encounter" or "are challenged by"?
- Inglês (EUA)
Yes, you can.
With encounter I’d use “are encountering” to indicate that it’s a continuous process. For some reason I’m not sure why, “face” sounds fine in the simple present whereas “are encountering” sounds better in the present continuous in this particular sentence.
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- Inglês (EUA)
Yes, you can.
With encounter I’d use “are encountering” to indicate that it’s a continuous process. For some reason I’m not sure why, “face” sounds fine in the simple present whereas “are encountering” sounds better in the present continuous in this particular sentence.
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