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Tinanam0102 Posted 10 years ago
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Get or got

Hi teachers,

Can you help me correct the sentence below?

In being treated for chronic back pains, I get insomnia.
In stead of being treated for chronic back pains, I get insomnia.

Thanks
TN
  

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tinanam0102 In being treated for chronic back pains, I get insomnia. This suggests that treatment for back pain causes you insomnia. You might want to explain why this happens.

— Khoff

  • tinanam0102 In being treated for chronic back pains, I get insomnia.
  • This suggests that treatment for back pain causes you insomnia.
  • You might want to explain why this happens.
  • tinanam0102 In stead of being treated for chronic back pains, I get insomnia.
  • This suggests that you have a choice between treatment for back pain and insomnia and you choose insomnia, or possibly that fate or chance has determined that you will get insomnia rather than be treated for back pain.
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tinanam0102In being treated for chronic back pains, I get insomnia.
This suggests that treatment for back pain causes you insomnia. You might want to explain why this happens.
tinanam0102In stead of being treated for chronic back pains, I get insomnia.
This suggests that you have a choice between treatment for back pain and
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Hi Knoff,

I was trying to convey that ones go in for the treatment for back pain, and medication causes insomnia. I remember there was a sentence I read like: instead of...X, I get Y (in the process)

If using that pattern, how would you say it.

Thanks
TN
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