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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Do I omit the last word or not please?
Do I omit 'in'?
I thought he was in a worse condition than he was in. I thought he wasn't going to make it.
Thank you
I thought he was in a worse condition than he was in. I thought he wasn't going to make it.
Thank you
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Hi, Yes, you need to omit the second " in" and modify it as follows I thought he was in a worse condition than he had ever been. I thought he wasn't going to make it. Hamid
- Hi, Yes, you need to omit the second " in" and modify it as follows I thought he was in a worse condition than he had ever been.
- I thought he wasn't going to make it.
- Hamid
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Hi,
Yes, you need to omit the second "in" and modify it as follows
I thought he was in a worse condition than he had ever been. I thought he wasn't going to make it.
Hamid
Yes, you need to omit the second "in" and modify it as follows
I thought he was in a worse condition than he had ever been. I thought he wasn't going to make it.
Hamid
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AnonymousI thought he was in a worse condition than he was in. I thought he wasn't going to make it.It's not particularly elegant, but it sounds OK to me, at least in conversation. The 'was' that I have underlined would be stressed. In writing, I'd probably add 'actually' before that 'was'.
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hrsaneiI thought he was in a worse condition than he had ever been.That has a different meaning from the original. It needs the 'in' at the end, in my opinion.
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