Brooke's life as a singer was too interesting to risk it by having children.

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Which one is correct?

1. Brooke's life as a singer was too interesting to risk it by having children.
2. Brooke's life as a singer was too interesting to risk by having children.
 

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Which one do you think is correct? ;)
 

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Why does one of them have to be correct?

Ask me how I would say it.
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@alpacinou

It wouldn't look anything like the original. Perhaps: Brooke had invested a lot of time and energy into becoming a singer. She didn't want to do anything to put that at risk. So she decided not to have children.
 

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