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Corrected sentence

Pumas hunt at night and can carry animals that weigh up to five times as much as they do.

Why this is better (step by step)

  • "Pumas hunt at night" is fine — it tells when they hunt.
  • The second part needs a little help. Saying "carry animals five times heavier than they are" can sound a bit confusing.
  • Adding the word "that" and the verb "weigh" makes the meaning clearer: "that weigh up to five times as much as they do." This shows we are comparing weights.
  • "They" means the pumas. So the sentence says a puma can carry an animal that is much heavier than the puma itself.

Quick example

If a puma weighs 50 pounds, it can carry an animal that weighs up to about 250 pounds (5 × 50).

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