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The American Heart Association reported recently that cardiovascular disease nearly accounted for 18 million deaths worldwide in 2015, a number forecasted by 2030 to increase to more than 23 million annually.


A. reported recently that cardiovascular disease nearly accounted for 18 million deaths worldwide in 2015, a number forecasted by 2030 to increase to more than 23 million annually --> "nearly 18M deaths" is correct & "nearly accounted" is wrong

B. reported recently that cardiovascular disease nearly accounted for 18 million deaths worldwide in 2015 and forecasted to increase to more than 23 million annually by 2030

C. recently reported that cardiovascular disease accounted in 2015 for nearly 18 million deaths worldwide and forecasted by 2030 to increase to more than 23 million annually

D. recently reported that cardiovascular disease accounted for nearly 18 million deaths worldwide in 2015, a number forecasted to increase to more than 23 million annually by 2030 --> correct: D is better than C

E. recently reported that cardiovascular disease nearly accounted for 18 million deaths worldwide in 2015, forecasted to increase by 2030 to more than 23 million annually
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'A number forecasted to increase' refers to a future occurrence. 18 million deaths in 2015 is a past event. A future estimate cannot be attributed to past
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Hello, is there significance on the word order of "reported recently" and "recently reported"?
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Hello all,

super confused with option D for this question. Arent the two statements in D independent clauses? (second sentence :- a [number] + finite verb) if so, how can they be connected using just a comma? wouldnt this be a comma splice? thanks all.

The only thing i can think of is the second statement being a phrase (since it lacks a proper noun but i would argue that "a number" might seem one)
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