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grammar rule for the phrase: Are you getting sleep? | Usage of the verb may
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from vs through #1 (permalink) Fri Feb 22, 2008 15:25 pm   from vs through
 

Hello,I have just read 2 example sentences about the ''through'' and ''from''
1.the old couple became very ill through the neglect of their family
2.they died from the wound
In both 2 sentence ''from'' and ''through'' mean ''because'' or ''due to'' but can you distinguish them for me
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from vs through #2 (permalink) Tue Feb 26, 2008 14:10 pm   from vs through
 

Please help me with my confusing sentence
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from vs through #3 (permalink) Tue Feb 26, 2008 17:59 pm   from vs through
 

Hi,

I wouldn't use 'through' in your sentence because to me the idea of the connection wouldn't really work. 'Through' would be far more general in meaning as in: They achieved their goals through the support/help of friends. I would rewrite the sentence as: because of the neglect of their family/because they were neglected by their family.In the second sentence there is a much closer connection and I would say: from their wounds.

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