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Henry Lim Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Grammar Question
What is different between 2 sentences below?
1. He objects to our plan being cancelled.
2. He objects to our plan cancelled.
I know that 'being cancelled' is correct, but I don't understand why.
1. He objects to our plan being cancelled.
2. He objects to our plan cancelled.
I know that 'being cancelled' is correct, but I don't understand why.
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Henry Lim He objects to our plan being cancelled. He objects to [our plan being cancelled]. The bracketed portion is a non-finite clause.
- Henry Lim He objects to our plan being cancelled.
- He objects to [our plan being cancelled].
- The bracketed portion is a non-finite clause.
- It needs a verb to connect the subject ( our plan ) with the subject complement ( cancelled ).
- That verb is being .
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Henry LimHe objects to our plan being cancelled.He objects to [our plan being cancelled].
The bracketed portion is a non-finite clause. It needs a verb to connect the subject (our plan) with the subject complement (cancelled). That verb is being.
CJ
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Thank you for your reply.
Then, please check this sentence
- He objects to our plan which was cancelled.
Then, please check this sentence
- He objects to our plan which was cancelled.
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Henry LimHe objects to our plan which was cancelled.It's a little unusual to use both a definite determiner (our) and a restrictive relative clause (which was cancelled) as modifiers of the same noun.
The meaning is somewhat incoherent as well. It seems rather irrelevant to object to a plan which has already been cancelled.
CJ
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