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Michelle Cha Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
I was devastated to know / knowing that... 에서 knowing
1. I was devastated to know that an important and loving member of my family was going to be gone
2. I was devastated knowing that an important and loving member of my family was going to be gone.
3. I was happy to meet you.
4. I was happy meeting you.
Are the above sentences all grammatical?
2. I was devastated knowing that an important and loving member of my family was going to be gone.
3. I was happy to meet you.
4. I was happy meeting you.
Are the above sentences all grammatical?
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Only 1 and 3 seem possible or at least natural: the devastation and happiness at those events is (relatively) instantaneous. Compare: I was happy playing with the children — The happiness continues throughout the length of play: it has definite duration.
- Only 1 and 3 seem possible or at least natural: the devastation and happiness at those events is (relatively) instantaneous.
- Compare: I was happy playing with the children — The happiness continues throughout the length of play: it has definite duration.
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Only 1 and 3 seem possible or at least natural: the devastation and happiness at those events is (relatively) instantaneous.
Compare:
I was happy playing with the children— The happiness continues throughout the length of play: it has definite duration.
Compare:
I was happy playing with the children— The happiness continues throughout the length of play: it has definite duration.
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