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Cboutin3 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Should it be "in" or "with"?

Palin refused in/with the belief that he would die, but instead was granted the Staff of Magius by his uncle.
  

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The sentence doesn't quite make sense to me, but my inclination is to use no preposition [ that is, if you mean that he refused to believe that he would die (which makes more sense to me). ]

— Philip

  • The sentence doesn't quite make sense to me, but my inclination is to use no preposition [ that is, if you mean that he refused to believe that he would die (which makes more sense to me).
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The sentence doesn't quite make sense to me, but my inclination is to use no preposition [ that is, if you mean that he refused to believe that he would die (which makes more sense to me). ]
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Thanks for your help on all my posts. For this one, I rephrased it and put the sentence before so you could check it out. Does this all sound better and clearer? And should I add the "as a result"? (FYI- Raistlin is Palin's uncle) During the Test, the spirit of Raistlin intervened, much to the surprise of Dalamar, and tempted Palin to follow the path of darkness. Palin r
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This sounds natural.
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Thanks, should I add the "as a result"?
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