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tufguy

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Hi guys,

Please check. "One of them must die in order for other person to win".
 

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That's fine. A bit brutal, but grammatical.
 

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"One of them must die in order for the other person to win".

Would you accept a 'the'?
 
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Thanks, yes, you are right. I missed the 'the'.
 

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Ok I have to remove "The".
 

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No — you have to add 'the' before 'other'.
 

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Is my sentence correct?

One of them must die in order to win for the other person.
 

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"One of them must die for the other person to win".
"In order" is omitted, does it make sense?
 

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