Is the following sentence gramatically correct? "Last winter Victor got such a serious infection that it took him two months to recover from illness." Is it necessary to add "the" or "his" before "illness" ?
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You should not use the ending at all; it is superfluous. Last winter Victor got such a serious infection that it took him two months to recover.
— Mister Micawber
You should not use the ending at all; it is superfluous.
Last winter Victor got such a serious infection that it took him two months to recover.
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