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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
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Hello,

Is it grammatically acceptable to substitute the subject of sentence 1 with the pronominal phrase in sentence 2? Thanks.

1) To successfully cope with a loss, one must go through a 5-step process of....

2) To successfully cope with a loss, a mourning one must go through a 5-step process of....

  

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Yes, that is grammatical under the syntax rules. However, the sentence you have proposed (#2) is unnatural and awkward.

  • Yes, that is grammatical under the syntax rules.
  • However, the sentence you have proposed (#2) is unnatural and awkward.
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Yes, that is grammatical under the syntax rules.

However, the sentence you have proposed (#2) is unnatural and awkward.

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