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Antonija Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
IN
Is this preposition fine here?
Moreover, cadavers used in our study had intact
pleural space which is
different than using the same procedures in
the patients with real liquid or pneumothorax.
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Moreover, cadavers used in our study had intact
pleural space which is
different than using the same procedures in
the patients with real liquid or pneumothorax.
{Edited by mod: Antonija, please use the button "Insert from Word" when you copy&paste text from there. Otherwise your post may become unreadable due to some formatting code you won't be able to remove. Thanks!}
Top answer
" I don't think yours is wrong. But I do have a problem with your comparison. My ear finds a serious lack of parallel structure.
- " I don't think yours is wrong.
- But I do have a problem with your comparison.
- My ear finds a serious lack of parallel structure.
- " I think it would read better if you used two sentences here, rather than trying to cram it all into one.
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I often see "in"used in this way, but I'd prefer "using the same procedures with patients having real liquid or pneumothorax." I don't think yours is wrong.
But I do have a problem with your comparison. My ear finds a serious lack of parallel structure.
Essentially, you write, "cadavers had is different than using procedures."
I believe you need
But I do have a problem with your comparison. My ear finds a serious lack of parallel structure.
Essentially, you write, "cadavers had is different than using procedures."
I believe you need
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