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 miss noor
 
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							| Hi ,   I tried to find the right preposition that can we used with the word problem but I didn �t find any clue.     Can you tell me which question is right ??   1- What was the problem with food and water ? 2- What was the problem in food and water ?     Thanks a lot in advance , Noor |  17 May 2010      
					
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 aftab57
 
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							| The first one is correct. |  17 May 2010     
					
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 mena22
 
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							| I �ve always heard the expression "to have a problem with...". |  17 May 2010     
					
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 arlissa
 
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							| Depending on the scenario you are using this question, I think you need to add the article "the" to "food and water" so that it reads, "What was the problem with the food and water?" 
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 lockman
 
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							| My belief is that it is more accurate to say  : 
 What was the problem with the food and the water?
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 was the problem in food and water?
 
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