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Dorisjih Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Confused constructions
hi Sir,
there are three sentences .
can someone tell me which one is correct?
1.Dennis realized that during the conference how inattentive he had been.
2.Dennis realized that during the conference he had been inattentive.
3.Dennis realized how inattentive ha had been during the conference.
I always confuse the rules of sentence structure.
thank you for solving my question!
Doris
there are three sentences .
can someone tell me which one is correct?
1.Dennis realized that during the conference how inattentive he had been.
2.Dennis realized that during the conference he had been inattentive.
3.Dennis realized how inattentive ha had been during the conference.
I always confuse the rules of sentence structure.
thank you for solving my question!
Doris
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- '-- Not correct, but eliminate the 'that' and you'll have a correct sentence, meaning that he was still attending the conference when he noticed his earlier inattentiveness.
- 2.
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Hi Doris,
Welcome to English Forums. We hope you find answers to all of your questions here!
1. 'Dennis realized that during the conference how inattentive he had been.'-- Not correct, but eliminate the 'that' and you'll have a correct sentence, meaning that he was still attending the conference when he noticed his earlier inattentiveness.
2. 'Dennis realized that du
Welcome to English Forums. We hope you find answers to all of your questions here!
1. 'Dennis realized that during the conference how inattentive he had been.'-- Not correct, but eliminate the 'that' and you'll have a correct sentence, meaning that he was still attending the conference when he noticed his earlier inattentiveness.
2. 'Dennis realized that du
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