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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Sudden death while sleeping of a baby...

Hi

One of my dictionaries [Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary] defines "crib death" something like this:

Sudden death while sleeping of a baby that appears to be healthy.

Would you say the wording sounds OK to you, especially the underlined part?

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

I'd put a comma after 'sleeping'. Maybe before 'while' as well.

— Clive

  • I'd put a comma after 'sleeping'.
  • Maybe before 'while' as well.
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I'd put a comma after 'sleeping'. Maybe before 'while' as well.
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I'd add "The".
The sudden death while sleeping of a baby that appears to be healthy.
I'd call Clive's commas optional.
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Mr. TomSudden death while sleeping of a baby that appears to be healthy.
1) That's not a sentence. It's a definition, so it should not have the markings of a sentence.
2) You can say "crib death" is the sudden unexpected death, in a crib or while sleeping, of an apparently previously healthy infant."
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