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Ddnd Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Bad dreams

Could you tell me if the following sentence is correct?

He is having bad dreams so frequently.
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Colloquially, it works. In formal writing you would need something more in the sentence. He rarely gets a good night's sleep, because he is having bad dreams so frequently .

— Blue Jay

  • Colloquially, it works.
  • In formal writing you would need something more in the sentence.
  • He rarely gets a good night's sleep, because he is having bad dreams so frequently .
  • He is having bad dreams so frequently that he is afraid to go to sleep at night .
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Colloquially, it works. In formal writing you would need something more in the sentence.
He rarely gets a good night's sleep, because he is having bad dreams so frequently.
He is having bad dreams so frequently that he is afraid to go to sleep at night.
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ddndHe is having bad dreams so frequently.
so seems out of place. I would also use the simple present, thus:

He frequently has bad dreams.

CJ
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