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Mbouti Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

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Hi
"She forgot locking her door."
Is the above correct grammatically? And also meaningful to be used?

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mbouti Is the sentence above correct grammatically? Yes, but it means that she doesn’t remember locking the door, although it’s possible that she did. I think you mean She forgot to lock her door.

— RandomGuy

  • mbouti Is the sentence above correct grammatically?
  • Yes, but it means that she doesn’t remember locking the door, although it’s possible that she did.
  • I think you mean She forgot to lock her door.
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mboutiIs the sentence above correct grammatically?
Yes, but it means that she doesn’t remember locking the door, although it’s possible that she did. I think you mean She forgot to lock her door.
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mboutiIs the above correct grammatically? And also meaningful to be used?
Yes, as described above by A.G. but frankly I never use that construction.

I'd say, "She forgot that she had locked her door".

CJ
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