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Teal lime Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
I'm sick and tired of Peter/Peter's always telling me what to do.
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
1) I'm sick and tired of Peter always telling me what to do.
2) I'm sick and tired of Peter's always telling me what to do.
Thank you
Top answer
2 is possible but stilted. It's unlikely and needless in general, informal situations.
- 2 is possible but stilted.
- It's unlikely and needless in general, informal situations.
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2 is possible but stilted. It's unlikely and needless in general, informal situations.
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(1) is normal English.
(2) is technically possible, but it is a mismatch of a formal pattern in an everyday or colloquial sentence, and the result is pretty unnatural.
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