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Taka Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Enjoy

Do these sentences work fine?

I saw three girls enjoy talking eating sweets.
I saw three girls enjoy eating sweets talking.
  

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Taka Do these sentences work fine? No. they need at least a conjunction to avoid total confusion, and some other work, too.

— Mister Micawber

  • Taka Do these sentences work fine?
  • No.
  • they need at least a conjunction to avoid total confusion, and some other work, too.
  • For instance: I saw three girls enjoying talking and eating sweets.
  • I saw three girls talking and enjoying sweets.
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TakaDo these sentences work fine?
No. they need at least a conjunction to avoid total confusion, and some other work, too. For instance:

I saw three girls enjoying talking and eating sweets.
I saw three girls talking and enjoying sweets.
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Does your first one mean "enjoy talking and eating" or "saw them enjoying and talking"?
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enjoying both talking and eating

But you may read it as enjoying talking and also eating if you like.
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