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Sentence correction: Country life gives him peace and quiet, which is why he... #1 (permalink) Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:00 am   Sentence correction: Country life gives him peace and quiet, which is why he...
 

Hello, there,

Are the two sentences both correct?

1. Country life gives him peace and quiet, which is why he can't enjoy living in big cities.

2. Country life gives him peace and quiet, which is what he can't enjoy living in big cities.

Many many thanks.
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Sentence correction: Country life gives him peace and quiet, which is why he... #2 (permalink) Sun Jan 13, 2008 14:50 pm   Sentence correction: Country life gives him peace and quiet, which is why he...
 

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Well, grammatically 'yes', but neither is really idiomatic, Dragon. Try: Country life is quiet and peaceful; he doesn't enjoy living in big cities.
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Sentence correction: Country life gives him peace and quiet, which is why he... #3 (permalink) Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:43 pm   Sentence correction: Country life gives him peace and quiet, which is why he...
 

Thank you!
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