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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Accept of
Hello...
I just wasn’t sure if you guys would be accepting of my devoutness.
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1. Here, can the "accepting of" be replaced with "accepting"?
2. "to accept something" and "to accept of something" seem to be different in meaning or nuances.
What can be the difference?
I just wasn’t sure if you guys would be accepting of my devoutness.
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1. Here, can the "accepting of" be replaced with "accepting"?
2. "to accept something" and "to accept of something" seem to be different in meaning or nuances.
What can be the difference?
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pructus I just wasn’t sure if you guys would be accepting of my devoutness. 1. Here, can the "accepting of" be replaced with "accepting"?
- pructus I just wasn’t sure if you guys would be accepting of my devoutness.
- 1.
- Here, can the "accepting of" be replaced with "accepting"?
- No.
- It's would be accepting [adjective] of my devoutness OR would accept [verb] my devoutness .
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pructusI just wasn’t sure if you guys would be accepting of my devoutness.No. It's would be accepting [adjective] of my devoutness OR would accept [verb] my devoutness.
1. Here, can the "accepting of" be replaced with "accepting"?
pructus2. "to accept something" and "to accept of something" seem
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Oh, I see... I see...
This really is what I didn't know...
Thanks so much, CJ!!
To make it clearer, could you give X, or O, on the sentences below?
a. His wife is not accepting his step daughter.
b. His wife is not accepting of his step daughter.
c. His wife does not accept his step daughter.
d. His wife does not accept of his step daughter.
This really is what I didn't know...
Thanks so much, CJ!!
To make it clearer, could you give X, or O, on the sentences below?
a. His wife is not accepting his step daughter.
b. His wife is not accepting of his step daughter.
c. His wife does not accept his step daughter.
d. His wife does not accept of his step daughter.
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In terms of our discussion earlier:
X a. His wife is not accepting his step daughter.
O b. His wife is not accepting of his step daughter.
O c. His wife does not accept his step daughter.
X d. His wife does not accept of his step daughter.
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However, note that (a) can also be interpreted with the continuous present tense of "accept", m
X a. His wife is not accepting his step daughter.
O b. His wife is not accepting of his step daughter.
O c. His wife does not accept his step daughter.
X d. His wife does not accept of his step daughter.
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However, note that (a) can also be interpreted with the continuous present tense of "accept", m
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I'm not sure if you have a pronoun problem or if the man has been married twice, but "his step-daughter" is his wife's daughter.
Either his (new) wife doesn't accept her step-daughter (his daughter)
or
He was married before and had a step-daughter from that marriage, and although that marriage is over, he still has a relationship with this girl and his new wife doesn't like
Either his (new) wife doesn't accept her step-daughter (his daughter)
or
He was married before and had a step-daughter from that marriage, and although that marriage is over, he still has a relationship with this girl and his new wife doesn't like
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I see... I see...
Now, it has become a lot clearer....
Your additional note is also understood....
Thanks so much, CJ!!
Now, it has become a lot clearer....
Your additional note is also understood....
Thanks so much, CJ!!
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Thanks so much, BarbaraPA!!
I came across the sentence in Google.
My main concern was about "accepting of", specifically when "of" is used and when not.
I came across the sentence in Google.
My main concern was about "accepting of", specifically when "of" is used and when not.
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