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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

conditions

Is this sentence correct?
Look at the conditions they have us working?

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My best English would be: Look at the conditions in which we work . ) for end punctuation also). However, I feel that most Americans would say: Look at the conditions we work in OR Look at the conditions that we are working in.

— Tmcz

  • My best English would be: Look at the conditions in which we work .
  • ) for end punctuation also).
  • However, I feel that most Americans would say: Look at the conditions we work in OR Look at the conditions that we are working in.
  • (the word that is not necessary and can be put into either sentence before the subject or not used.
  • Also, the simple present tense or present progressive/continuous both work and are used by American speakers of English) Also, the last 2 examples sound natural to an American speaker, but should be avoided in formal writing.
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My best English would be:
Look at the conditions in which we work. (could use exclamation point (!) for end punctuation also).

However, I feel that most Americans would say: Look at the conditions we work in OR Look at the conditions that we are working in. (the word that is not necessary and can be put into either sentence before the subject or not used
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tmczAlso, the last 2 examples sound natural to an American speaker, but should be avoided in formal writing. It is not proper grammar due to the position of the preposition "in" at the end of the sentence.
That "rule" has long been repudiated. In 1948,
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