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Cat navy 425 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Console while mourning/persisting for/insisting for

Dear all,

Please tell me which of the following sentences are correct.

1) You have to learn how to console people while mourning.

2) You have to learn how to console people while/when they are mourning.

3) She is always persisting for expensive dress.

4) She is always insisting for expensive dress.


Thank you.

  

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cat navy 425 1) You have to learn how to console people while mourning. When you omit the subject, it is understood as the subject of the main clause. This says "while you are mourning", not "while they are mourning".

— CalifJim

  • cat navy 425 1) You have to learn how to console people while mourning.
  • When you omit the subject, it is understood as the subject of the main clause.
  • This says "while you are mourning", not "while they are mourning".
  • 2) You have to learn how to console people while/when they are mourning.
  • OK.
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cat navy 425

1) You have to learn how to console people while mourning. When you omit the subject, it is understood as the subject of the main clause. This says "while you are mourning", not "while they are mourning".

2) You have to learn how to console people while/when they are mourning.

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cat navy 4251) You have to learn how to console people while mourning.

"You have to learn how to console people in mourning." This means "people who are in mourning".

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