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Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

At vs to infinitive

Hi! everyone.Could you tell me,whether "at" can be replaced with "to" in the below sentence?
They were saddened at being transferred from their city to far away India.
They were saddened to be transferred from their city to far away India.
Thanks!
  

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Hi, They were saddened to be transferred (verb) from their city to India. Another example: They were saddened by / over the news (noun). Regards

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  • Hi, They were saddened to be transferred (verb) from their city to India.
  • Another example: They were saddened by / over the news (noun).
  • Regards
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Hi,
They were saddened to be transferred (verb) from their city to India.

Another example:

They were saddened by / over the news (noun).

Regards
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