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Navitasan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Complain about/that
1-He complained that I was making too much noise.
2-He complained about my making too much noise.
Can 1 be used if I was indeed making too much noise and I knew it?
I think it would be used if I thought that I wasn't making too much noise, or if I did not know if I was making too much noise.
Does 2 imply that I was indeed making too much noise?
Gratefully,
Navi.
2-He complained about my making too much noise.
Can 1 be used if I was indeed making too much noise and I knew it?
I think it would be used if I thought that I wasn't making too much noise, or if I did not know if I was making too much noise.
Does 2 imply that I was indeed making too much noise?
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
navitasan Can 1 be used if I was indeed making too much noise and I knew it? Yes. So can #2 navitasan Does 2 imply that I was indeed making too much noise?
- navitasan Can 1 be used if I was indeed making too much noise and I knew it?
- Yes.
- So can #2 navitasan Does 2 imply that I was indeed making too much noise?
- No more than #1 does.
- Neither says anything about what the listener thinks.
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navitasanCan 1 be used if I was indeed making too much noise and I knew it?Yes. So can #2
navitasanDoes 2 imply that I was indeed making too much noise?No more than #1 does. Neither says anything about what the listener thinks.
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