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Troublemaker Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

preposition

what is the right preposition in this sentence:

there has been a tremendous change /between, in, from/ our ancestors' and our lives.
  

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Hi, there has been a tremendous change /between, in, from/ our ancestors' and our lives. I'd say there has been a tremendous change from our ancestors' lives to ours ('to our own' is better). there is a tremendous difference between our ancestors' lives and ours.

— Clive

  • Hi, there has been a tremendous change /between, in, from/ our ancestors' and our lives.
  • I'd say there has been a tremendous change from our ancestors' lives to ours ('to our own' is better).
  • there is a tremendous difference between our ancestors' lives and ours.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

there has been a tremendous change /between, in, from/ our ancestors' and our lives. I'd say

there has been a tremendous change from our ancestors' lives to ours ('to our own' is better).

there is a tremendous difference between our ancestors' lives and ours.

Best wishes,
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I understand the key:

change from .X..to..Y

difference between X and Y.
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