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Gulliano Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

I was solving a grammar exercise, when I came across this sentence.

INCORRECT : On attempting to restore the picture, an irreparable damage was discovered.

CORRECT : On our attempting to restore the picture, an irreparable damage was discovered.

Can anyone explain why this is so?
  

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Hi, INCORRECT : On attempting to restore the picture, an irreparable damage was discovered. CORRECT : On our attempting to restore the picture, an irreparable damage was discovered. Can anyone explain why this is so?

— Clive

  • Hi, INCORRECT : On attempting to restore the picture, an irreparable damage was discovered.
  • CORRECT : On our attempting to restore the picture, an irreparable damage was discovered.
  • Can anyone explain why this is so?
  • #1 does not make clear who was doing the attempting.
  • But I wouldn't call this wrong.
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Hi,

INCORRECT : On attempting to restore the picture, an irreparable damage was discovered.

CORRECT : On our attempting to restore the picture, an irreparable damage was discovered.

Can anyone explain why this is so?

#1 does not make clear who was doing the attempting. But I wouldn't call th
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But isn't damage here countable? "An" indicates that the damage is singular.Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Hi,

No, it's not countable. eg You can't say 'two damages'.

Clive
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