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Rea D'souza Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

'in'/'of'

Hi! Can somebody please tell me which one of the below sentences is grammatically correct.
Thanks in advance! Emotion: smile

1. It brings out the inner feelings *of* the participants and can help them to develop a healthy personality.
2. It brings out the inner feelings *in* the participants and can help them to develop a healthy personality.
  

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Rea D'souza It brings out the inner feelings *of* the participants and can help them to develop a healthy personality. This one is grammatically correct and the better choice.

  • Rea D'souza It brings out the inner feelings *of* the participants and can help them to develop a healthy personality.
  • This one is grammatically correct and the better choice.
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Rea D'souza It brings out the inner feelings *of* the participants and can help them to develop a healthy personality.
This one is grammatically correct and the better choice.
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Welcome to the forum, Rea, Dsouza. Please post each question once only.
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To build on wilpeter's good answer, "inner feelings" already means that the feelings are in the participants; to use in again is redundant.

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