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iI just came across a fine line between the two words, and iI hope it works. itIt seems that in 'reducing',an an external force is used.

whenWhen we say

heHe has been _______ the intake of sugar since he was diagnosed with diabetes.
(reducing / decreasing) --> i vote forI would use "reduced" (somethingbecause it is something done by him).

while

theThe number of students, appearing for this paper, is __________ (.
(reducing / decreasing)--> i vote forI would use "decreasing" (somethingas it's something not done by anyone).

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created Apr 20, 2020 at 13:57

Shashank Gupta

i just came across a fine line between the two words, and i hope it works. it seems that in 'reducing',an external force is used.

when we say

he has been _______ the intake of sugar since he was diagnosed with diabetes.(reducing / decreasing)--> i vote for "reduced" (something done by him)

while

the number of students, appearing for this paper, is __________ ((reducing / decreasing)--> i vote for "decreasing" (something not done by anyone)