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Englishfan25 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Which one of the two sentences is correct ?

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00Which one of the following sentences is correct ?02br
001) John was admitted to the hospital after he complained of chest-pain.02br
002) John was admitted to the hospital after he complained about chest-pain.02br
00Thank you,02br
00RamaKrishna0-
  

Top answer

0 00I think that both work, but "of" is better when you talk about the pain affecting yourself. query=%22complain+of+pain%22+&srchst=nyt41pid221582

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 00I think that both work, but "of" is better when you talk about the pain affecting yourself.
  • query=%22complain+of+pain%22+&srchst=nyt41pid221582
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0 00I think that both work, but "of" is better when you talk about the pain affecting yourself. 02br
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0But don't put a hyphen with "chest pain."0-
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