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Is the following grammatical and does it sound natural?
I was consoling Liz on breaking up with her boyfriend.
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For me, the use of "on" is not really satisfactory. While grammatical, it doesn't seem to create the correct semantic connection between the two parts. I would try to find another way to say it, such as "I was consoling Liz after her breakup with her boyfriend".
- For me, the use of "on" is not really satisfactory.
- While grammatical, it doesn't seem to create the correct semantic connection between the two parts.
- I would try to find another way to say it, such as "I was consoling Liz after her breakup with her boyfriend".
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For me, the use of "on" is not really satisfactory. While grammatical, it doesn't seem to create the correct semantic connection between the two parts. I would try to find another way to say it, such as "I was consoling Liz after her breakup with her boyfriend".
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