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7 February

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What is the difference between My responsibility is with 3 months to take care of her children. and My responsibility is with 3 months in which to take care of her children. and My responsibility is with 3 months when to take care of her children. and My responsibility is to spend 3 months taking care of her children. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

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EzraOnyx

7 February

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@diamondlife7007 1) It's a bit difficult to explain but I do think ,in that sentence at least, "which/in which to" is referring to the 3 months mentioned earlier in the sentence

2) "My responsibility is, within 3 months/in 3 months time, to take care of her children"

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EzraOnyx

7 February

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That last one is most grammatically correct I believe. though some of the others can be fixed by putting the 3 months part at the end/somewhere else like "for three months" or "for three months, my responsibility is to take care of her children"

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diamondlife7007

7 February

Korean

@EzraOnyx

Thank you~:)
Actually I'm trying to understand and practice "in which (to)" in the sentence underlined in the text below.

Would you mind if I ask some more questions?

1. What do you think "which" would indicate in the text below? ("my responsibility" or "3 months"?)

2. Could you even understand other sentences except the last one in my inquiries above?
I wonder if others except the last one are even available.

EzraOnyx

7 February

English (US)

@diamondlife7007 in which in this sentence means more that the person has 3 months to do everything that follows "in which to".

and I did understand them. I think the first of them can be reworked/rewritten while the others don't make as much sense

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diamondlife7007

7 February

Korean

@EzraOnyx
Thank so much. 🙏

1. So you mean "which" indicates "3 months", right?

2. Could you rework the first sentence for me?

EzraOnyx

7 February

English (US)

@diamondlife7007 1) It's a bit difficult to explain but I do think ,in that sentence at least, "which/in which to" is referring to the 3 months mentioned earlier in the sentence

2) "My responsibility is, within 3 months/in 3 months time, to take care of her children"

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diamondlife7007

7 February

Korean

@EzraOnyx
I really appreciate it 🙏

diamondlife7007

7 February

Korean

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What is the difference between My responsibility is with 3 months to take care of her children. and My responsibility is with 3 months in which to take care of her children. and My responsibility is with 3 months when to take care of her children. and My responsibility is to spend 3 months taking care of her children. ?

@diamondlife7007 1) It's a bit difficult to explain but I do think ,in that sentence at least, "which/in which to" is referring to the 3 months mentioned earlier in the sentence2) "My responsibility is, within 3 months/in 3 months time, to take care of her children"

That last one is most grammatically correct I believe. though some of the others can be fixed by putting the 3 months part at the end/somewhere else like "for three months" or "for three months, my responsibility is to take care of her children"

@diamondlife7007 in which in this sentence means more that the person has 3 months to do everything that follows "in which to". and I did understand them. I think the first of them can be reworked/rewritten while the others don't make as much sense

@diamondlife7007 1) It's a bit difficult to explain but I do think ,in that sentence at least, "which/in which to" is referring to the 3 months mentioned earlier in the sentence2) "My responsibility is, within 3 months/in 3 months time, to take care of her children"

@diamondlife7007 1) It's a bit difficult to explain but I do think ,in that sentence at least, "which/in which to" is referring to the 3 months mentioned earlier in the sentence

2) "My responsibility is, within 3 months/in 3 months time, to take care of her children"

@diamondlife7007 in which in this sentence means more that the person has 3 months to do everything that follows "in which to".

and I did understand them. I think the first of them can be reworked/rewritten while the others don't make as much sense

@diamondlife7007 1) It's a bit difficult to explain but I do think ,in that sentence at least, "which/in which to" is referring to the 3 months mentioned earlier in the sentence

2) "My responsibility is, within 3 months/in 3 months time, to take care of her children"