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Liveinjapan Posted 17 years ago
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Take someone visiting

I think the best place to take someone visiting my community would be the museum.

Is 'in' needed before 'my community'?

Thanks.
  

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No. You're fine with what you've written. Edit.

— Avangi

  • No.
  • You're fine with what you've written.
  • Edit.
  • Perhaps I should not assume.
  • You realize that "visiting" may be transitive or intransitive, and your insertion of "in" would change it from transitive to intransitive.
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No. You're fine with what you've written.

Edit. Perhaps I should not assume.

You realize that "visiting" may be transitive or intransitive, and your insertion of "in" would change it from transitive to intransitive.

There would be nothing wrong with the change, except it admits a possibl
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Avangi"I think the best place to take someone [who is] visiting in my community etc."
I got you point, and you get my point as to 'transitive/intransitive'. Thanks, Avangi.

My first thought was 'I will take someone visiting the museum in my community because it's the best place'.

After reading your post, my thought: 'In order to take someone
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