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sentence correction -- usage of fault. 17 Jul 2016, 02:17
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Hi,

I have a question regarding the idiom use of "fault". It's from Manhattan prep Sentence Correction 6th edition, page 229, Appendix A.

The original sentence is as follows:

Wrong: It is the fault of the criminals who broke the law.

Is it correct that I use "to" instead of "who"? The new sentence will be " It is the fault of the criminals to break the law".

Since my testing day is approaching, I really want to figure this out. Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.
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sentence correction -- usage of fault. 17 Jul 2016, 02:37
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Hi,

I have a question regarding the idiom use of "fault". It's from Manhattan prep Sentence Correction 6th edition, page 229, Appendix A.

The original sentence is as follows:

Wrong: It is the fault of the criminals who broke the law.

Is it correct that I use "to" instead of "who"? The new sentence will be " It is the fault of the criminals to break the law".

Since my testing day is approaching, I really want to figure this out. Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.
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I would be able to help you in a much better way if you write down the full sentence here.
In this sentence, the problem is not with the usage of fault. It is with the meaning change of the sentence.
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sentence correction -- usage of fault. 17 Jul 2016, 03:24
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I don't have enough information to go on but to break the law in this situation changes the meaning and is unidiomatic. I'm wondering about why you changed the verb tense. It is the fault of the criminals who break the law sounds okay to me. Like an ongoing situation.

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