A few days ago
sentence correction?
Is this the right way to say
“I was not rich growing up”
I know another way to say this is “I did not grow up rich” but i want to use the word growing in my sentence
help is appreciated
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Since technically (although everyone still does it, especially when speaking), you are not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition (‘up’), you should use a different word order if you want to use ‘growing’.
Growing up, I was not rich.
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While growing up I was not rich.
Your sentence is correct too.
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Growing up, I was not rich.
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I was not rich when growing up.
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Growing up, I was not rich.
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“I was not rich growing up” is not correct, because ‘up’ is an incorrect word in which to end a sentence.
The correct sentence is, “Growing up, I was not rich.”
“I did not grow up rich” is fine.
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Growing up, I was not rich.
But the better sentence to use is: I did not grow up rich.
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You got it right the first time. You could also say, “While I was growing up, I was not rich.”
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“Growing up, I was not rich.” Does that work?
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Your sentence is O.K., but it would be a little more elegant if you said: “Growing up, I was not rich.” or “I was not rich when I was growing up.
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