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Lucas21c Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Could you help me?

Could you tell me whether the following sentences are correct?

If there is any difference between them in terms of nuance, please tell me it also.

Thank you.

1. I like her eating lunch at the table.

2. I like her who is eating lunch at the table.

  

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The second is ungrammatical and is not in use.

— Mister Micawber

  • The second is ungrammatical and is not in use.
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The second is ungrammatical and is not in use.
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Thank you. By the way, how about "I like her, who is eating lunch at the table."?
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Hi,
In my opinion, even # 1 may be questionable semantically.
lucas21c1. I like her eating lunch at the table.
Compare: I like your cooking- Cooking is a gerund. So is "eating" in your sentence which said " I like your eating...". This is completely different meaning. If my guess is correct, it is something like a father talking to the mother:
Don't l
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Thanks, Dimsumexpress. However, as far as I know, that "eating" is not a gerund but a present participle . If #1 sounds odd, how can I express the indentical thought?
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I don't think the meaning this sentence has is what you intended.

Let us say you have a three-year-old child. The baby-sitter asks if she can eat dinner in the living room, maybe while they watch a TV.

No, you tell the babysitter. She is a messy eater. I like her eating at the table.
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none of it is correct. the correct sentence is i like the lady who is eating her lunch at the table
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I enjoy her company whilst eating lunch.

I invited her to join us for lunch.

I think this is what you are trying to say, without changing to much in your your 1st example, you could say 'I want her to eat lunch at our table' or ' I want her to join us for lunch and would like her to sit at our table' this might be a better example.
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Mister Micawber
The second is ungrammatical and is not in use.


Why is it wrong, MM? Do we not use relative clauses to modify pronouns in the objective case?
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prempehnone of it is correct. the correct sentence is i like the lady who is eating her lunch at the table

Absoultely not! This convey an entirely different meaning my friend.
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brightbillyyou could say 'I want her to eat lunch at our table' or ' I want her to join us for lunch and would like her to sit at our table' this might be a better example.
Completely agree. The Infinitve (to eat) works better than the gerund form (eating) in conveying the intended meaning much more affectively in my opinion as well.
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