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Old 19-Dec-2006, 23:21
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"Did you take any drugs or medications for your fever to bring it down?"

Is this sentence correct?
I think the following is better.

"Did you take any drugs or medications to bring your fever down?"

Which do you think is better?
Any advice or opinions will be appreciated.
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Yes, the second response is much better.
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Default Re: Which is better???

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"Did you take any drugs or medications for your fever to bring it down?"
I think this sentence is gramatically wrong.
Because the subject of 'to bring it down' is 'your fever',
'to bring itself down' is gramtically correct.
What do you think?
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