Global warming is a threat to mankind. The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change published last year points out that climate changes have led to natural disasters. Heat waves, hurricanes, floods and droughts have all caused gross production losses of between one and five percent globally(the equivalent of 2.4 trillion NT dollars). The documentary film An Inconvenient Truth released last year by former U.S. Vice President AI Gore, brought the blobal warming issue to the forefront of public awareness.
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Some of the best examples of carbon reduction are to be found in Erope. Stockholm, Geneva, Barcelona and Paris are all cities that have promoted government bike rental services. Sweden has announced that it will be an oil free country by 2050 and Germany is working hard to reach its target of reducing carbon dioxide levels to forty percent by 2020 and promoting low carbon lifestyles.
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How to use 'that' in the sentence below.
Stockholm, Geneva, Barcelona and Paris are all cities that have promoted government bike rental services.
1.Could you explain or analyze this sentence for me according to English grammar?In my opinon, 'that' means the four cities,Stockholm, Geneva, Barcelona and Paris. 'promote' is the verb of this sentence.And 'that' is a pronoun in this sentence,am I right?
2.I rewirte this sentence as the sentence below. Is it correct?Stockholm is a city that has promoted goverment bike rental services.Here,I'd like to make sure when I should use 'has' or 'have'. I mean have is for plural and has is for singular.
MM said,
Your analysis is correct.
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