life or lives?

Hi there,

I`m not sure about this sentence:

Poor people are responsible for their life / lives in poverty.

Can you help?
Thank you!

...life in poverty.

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Originally Posted by molla222

Hi there,

I`m not sure about this sentence:

Poor people are responsible for their life / lives in poverty.

Can you help?
Thank you!

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I'd rephrase the sentence into:

Poor people are responsible for their living in poverty. ;-)
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NOTE:
:turn-l:Bear in mind I'm not a teacher!:turn-l:

Why not just "Poor people are responsible for their poverty"?