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Dido Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
In spite of
Hi there!
I need your help again,
If I rewrite the sentence:Although it was hard work, he started to pick up the rubbish
Which of these two new sentences is more correct:
In spite of the hard work, he started to pick up the rubbish
In spite of it being hard work, he started to pick up the rubbish
Thanks in advance
I need your help again,
If I rewrite the sentence:Although it was hard work, he started to pick up the rubbish
Which of these two new sentences is more correct:
In spite of the hard work, he started to pick up the rubbish
In spite of it being hard work, he started to pick up the rubbish
Thanks in advance
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Dido In spite of the hard work, he started to pick up the rubbish . In spite of it being hard work, he started to pick up the rubbish . The second sentence preserves the idea of the original sentence much better I think.
- Dido In spite of the hard work, he started to pick up the rubbish .
- In spite of it being hard work, he started to pick up the rubbish .
- The second sentence preserves the idea of the original sentence much better I think.
- There is also: In spite of the fact that it was hard work, he started to pick up the rubbish.
- CJ
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DidoIn spite of the hard work, he started to pick up the rubbish.The second sentence preserves the idea of the origi
In spite of it being hard work, he started to pick up the rubbish.
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None of these versions are natural to my ear.
Although he knew it would be hard work, he started etc.
In spite of the fact that it would be hard work, etc. (CJ's, altered)
There is no hard work if he hasn't yet started.
Granted, it's often hard to get started, but that's an emotional problem. It sounds here as if we're talking about manual lab
Although he knew it would be hard work, he started etc.
In spite of the fact that it would be hard work, etc. (CJ's, altered)
There is no hard work if he hasn't yet started.
Granted, it's often hard to get started, but that's an emotional problem. It sounds here as if we're talking about manual lab
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