A minor problem with the English grammar

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The sentence to which I refer is, Géricault's masterpiece was directly inspired by the tragic shipwreck of the real frigate "The Medusa" in 1816, which fifteen people survived to in atrocious conditions: hunger, thirst and, worst of all, cannibalism. I believe the correct grammar would be "... in which fifteen people survivied in ( or under) atrocious conditions...". The translation to 'auquel' becomes more evident.

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A minor problem with the English grammar

The sentence to which I refer is, Géricault's masterpiece was directly inspired by the tragic shipwreck of the real frigate "The Medusa" in 1816, which fifteen people survived to in atrocious conditions: hunger, thirst and, worst of all, cannibalism. I believe the correct grammar would be "... in which fifteen people survivied in ( or under) atrocious conditions...". The translation to 'auquel' becomes more evident.

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