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MyShirley Posted 20 years ago
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+ing or not?

I don't like people smoking.

is this sentence correct?

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yes, " smoking " is the object complment that modifies " people "
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It sounds a bit weird though. I'd rather use "people who smoke" or simply "smokers".

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There is a slight difference, though:

1. I don't like people who smoke = I don't like smokers.

2. I don't like people smoking = I don't like it when people engage in the activity of smoking.

MrP
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