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0Wednesday's survivor, who was trapped in a tunnel at the Jinhe Hydropower Plant in Sichuan's Hongbai town, was taken by helicopter to a hospital to treat multiple fractures in her right arm, ribs and lower back02br
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00Can I change the sequence of words to " was taken to a hospital by helicopter to treat..."?02br
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0was taken to (a) hospital by helicopter for treatment of multiple fractures to her right arm .........0-
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0Is 'a' really optional? That's new to me because I was taught to always use an article with hospital.02br
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00By the way, why did you change to "for treatment of ..."? Is the original incorrect?0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Is 'a' really optional? That's new to me because I was taught to always use an article with hospital.12blockquote
10 American: in the hospital, to the hospital. British: in hospital, to hospital.02br
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0 a is optional - when people are injured they are taken to hospital02br
00or they can be taken to a hospital (any) 02br
01i00was taken by helicopter to a hospital to treat multiple fractures in her right arm, ribs and lower back 02i02br
00this is wrong - you could say - to have multiple fractures etc treated 0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Can I change the sequence of words to " was taken to a hospital by helicopter to treat..."?12blockquote
10 Yes, but I wouldn't do that. I prefer to see 01i00hospital02i00 closer to 01i00treat02i00, because 01i00helicopter 02i
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