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#1 04-Jul-2009, 13:32fall down ______ anemia
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She fell down ______ anemia in a crowded train.
What do you put in the blank to complete this sentence? Can I put "for" there?
Thank you.
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#2 04-Jul-2009, 17:38Re: fall down ______ anemia
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#3 04-Jul-2009, 18:35Re: fall down ______ anemia
Does "for" make the sentence awkward?
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#4 04-Jul-2009, 18:46Re: fall down ______ anemia
No, it makes it nonsense. You can't use "for" here, even awkwardly.
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#5 04-Jul-2009, 19:01Re: fall down ______ anemia
- fall down from anemia
- collapse from anemia
These two sounds good, and they mean the same thing, don't they?
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#6 04-Jul-2009, 19:07Re: fall down ______ anemia
Yes, they sound alright, and mean the same. Originally Posted by Daruma
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#7 04-Jul-2009, 19:44Re: fall down ______ anemia
She fell down ______ anemia in a crowded train.
Any way you slice it, this seems like an awkward sentence.
‘due to’, ‘from’, ‘because of’, or anything else I can think of makes it ambiguous. It could sound like the crowded train has the anemia. (though we know this couldn’t happen unless she tripped over a lot of anemic people!)
What about 'stricken with'?
