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Hat candle 47 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Use of prepositions after the word "environment"

I recently wrote a prospective employer that their office would be "an ideal environment for me to grow..." Now I'm kicking myself because I feel like I omitted an "in which" somewhere.

For example, are both of these correct?

1) Hawaii is the perfect environment to grow orchids.

2) Hawaii is the perfect environment in which to grow orchids.

And with my email, doesn't "an ideal environment in which I could grow..." sound a bit odd?

  

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2) Hawaii is the perfect environment in which to grow orchids. Yes. The second one is more formal.

— Mister Micawber

  • 2) Hawaii is the perfect environment in which to grow orchids.
  • Yes.
  • The second one is more formal.
  • " sound a bit odd?
  • No; that would probably have been the better choice.
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hat candle 47For example, are both of these correct?1) Hawaii is the perfect environment to grow orchids.2) Hawaii is the perfect environment in which to grow orchids.

Yes. The second one is more formal.

hat candle 47 with my email, doesn't "an ideal environment in which I could grow..." sound a bit odd?

No; that w

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