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Vdb Posted 10 years ago
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Which of the following sentences are correct?
A) She was having a hard time staring at the ocean instead of him.
B) She was having a hard time staring at the ocean instead of at him.
I want to convey the meaning that she wants to stare at him, not at the ocean.
A) She was having a hard time staring at the ocean instead of him.
B) She was having a hard time staring at the ocean instead of at him.
I want to convey the meaning that she wants to stare at him, not at the ocean.
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Can the 2 prepositions "of" and "at" be used next to each other? Otherwise, it isn't making the right sense...
- Can the 2 prepositions "of" and "at" be used next to each other?
- Otherwise, it isn't making the right sense...
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Can the 2 prepositions "of" and "at" be used next to each other? Otherwise, it isn't making the right sense...
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She was finding it difficult to stare at him instead of (staring at) the ocean.
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