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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Emphasis

I was surprised at the news.

?

It was at the news that I was surprised.

or

It was the news that I was surprised at.

Which is better?
  

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Anonymous I was surprised at the news. Correct. Anonymous It was the news that I was surprised at.

— Cool Breeze

  • Anonymous I was surprised at the news.
  • Correct.
  • Anonymous It was the news that I was surprised at.
  • Also correct.
  • More emphatic, not better or worse than the first one.
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AnonymousI was surprised at the news.
Correct.
AnonymousIt was the news that I was surprised at.
Also correct. More emphatic, not better or worse than the first one.
AnonymousIt was at the news that I was surprised.
Wrong. At goes together with surprised, not the news.
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