Another little problem with the sentence construction
I realise that when we use "there" in sentences like "I lived there for five years, met many of my friends (there), had a job (there)" we don't have to repeat "there" over and over. But does it work this way in sentences like "I was born there and lived for eight years..."? It doesn't sound natural for me because there's passive voice in the first part and active voice in the second.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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@Brooke, great, thank you for the reply!
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I understand that it sounds awkward to keep repeating "there." It's technically correct. However, it sounds more natural in that example to say: "I was born there and lived there for eight years." Alternatively, you could say, "I was born in [name of place] and lived in the town for eight years."
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