Hello, everyone.
Is the sentence below grammatically correct?
Even the greatest philosophers of modern times tried to unravel the most basic questions and spent a lifetime in pursuit of answers to them.
Especially I am not sure if it should be 'a lifetime' or 'their lifetimes'.
Even the greatest philosophers of modern times tried to unravel the most basic questions and spent a lifetime in pursuit of answers to them. It is, but I suggest: Even the greatest modern philosophers tried to unravel the most basic questions, spending a lifetime in pursuit of their answers.
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ReegisIs the sentence below grammatically correct?Even the greatest philosophers of modern times tried to unravel the most basic questions and spent a lifetime in pursuit of answers to them.
It is, but I suggest:
Even the greatest modern philosophers tried to unravel the most basic questions, spending a lifetime in pursuit of their answers.