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Which sentence better matches the image?

After being shrunk in the wash, Amy's favorite sweater no longer fits her
After being shrunk in the wash, Amy no longer fits into her favorite sweater.

User Jay Lane
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We do not have the image, but the gramatically correct sentence would be ...

After being shrunk in the wash, Amy's favorite sweater no longer fits her.

Because Amy's sweater shrunk. Not her!

The other sentence implies that Amy was in the washer instead of her clothing.

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