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Sezin Posted 10 years ago
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Anorexia is an illness in which a person has an overwhelming fear of becoming fat, and so they refuse to eat enough and become thinner and thinner.
Where do we put "in" in this sentence? I would use just which or that. I can not put "in" anywhere.
Where do we put "in" in this sentence? I would use just which or that. I can not put "in" anywhere.
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Without "in", the sentence does not work at all. With "in" it is understandable, but it is not a great sentence in my opinion. It implies that a person has a fear of becoming fat "in" the illness, which doesn't totally work.
- Without "in", the sentence does not work at all.
- With "in" it is understandable, but it is not a great sentence in my opinion.
- It implies that a person has a fear of becoming fat "in" the illness, which doesn't totally work.
- There may be replacements for "in which" such as "as a result of which", but overall it may be better to recast the sentence to avoid the problem.
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Without "in", the sentence does not work at all. With "in" it is understandable, but it is not a great sentence in my opinion. It implies that a person has a fear of becoming fat "in" the illness, which doesn't totally work. There may be replacements for "in which" such as "as a result of which", but overall it may be better to recast the sentence to avoid the problem.
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