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Roky0071 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
have difficulty doing something vs have difficulty (in) doing something
1. Six months after the accident, he still has difficulty walking.
2. Six months after the accident, he still has difficulty (in) walking.
Why preposition "in" has been implied here in the first (1.) sentence?
I have noticed a lot of sentences with preposition not mentioned such as 'busy doing, happy doing etc'' and so on. Please help me clarify the idea.
Sources:
1.difficulty definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary
2.Useful English: The Gerund
2. Six months after the accident, he still has difficulty (in) walking.
Why preposition "in" has been implied here in the first (1.) sentence?
I have noticed a lot of sentences with preposition not mentioned such as 'busy doing, happy doing etc'' and so on. Please help me clarify the idea.
Sources:
1.difficulty definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary
2.Useful English: The Gerund
Top answer
) sentence? It hasn't been implied. It just hasn't been used.
- ) sentence?
- It hasn't been implied.
- It just hasn't been used.
- The use is optional.
- roky0071 I have noticed a lot of sentences with preposition not mentioned such as ' busy doing, happy doing etc'' and so on.
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roky0071Why has the preposition "in"It hasn't been implied. It just hasn't been used. The use is optional.hasbeen implied here in the first (1.) sentence?
roky0071I have noticed a lot of sentences with preposition not mentioned such as 'busy doing, happy doing etc'' and so on.These are adj
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