Sentence I missed: "We started off the trip in great spirits."
Problem: I didn't know which to choose on this question, but 'in great spirits' seemed to be the best choice. I am having trouble using prepositions correctly in sentences while writing. I understand when and where to use a preposition, but not which one necessarily.
Interpretation: When I said 'in great spirits', that would literally mean inside of great spirits. The meaning of the sentence is to show that that 'we' were happy and glad about the trip, but being inside of great spirits isn't what was supposed to be used. The correct usage would be to use the word 'having'. This would signify that we had great spirits by the beginning of the trip.
Correction: change 'in' to 'having': "We started off the trip having great spirits."
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