Is it a correct sentence?
Seeing one of my friends playing the trumpet on the stage surprised me. (Sentence made by a non native speaker)
I think that it is not logically correct. I was surprised to see someone playing the trumpet, that, I understand.
¦My question is "How can seeing or the act of seeing itself possibly be able to surprise the object?
So, I would like to recommend the following changed sentence to the non-native speaker: Seeing one of my friends playing the trumpet on the stage made me feel surprised.
Then again, I am not so sure. Could you help me on this? Would the changed sentence be ok? Thanks.
Top answer
deborahjeong Seeing one of my friends playing the trumpet on the stage surprised me. It's OK. I would use the indefinite article because you are not talking about a specific instrument.
- deborahjeong Seeing one of my friends playing the trumpet on the stage surprised me.
- It's OK.
- I would use the indefinite article because you are not talking about a specific instrument.
- And the adverb "onstage" might fit the circumstances better.
- Seeing one of my friends playing a trumpet on the stage surprised me.
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deborahjeongSeeing one of my friends playing the trumpet on the stage surprised me.
It's OK. I would use the indefinite article because you are not talking about a specific instrument. And the adverb "onstage" might fit the circumstances better.
Seeing one of my friends playing a trumpet on the stage surprised me.
Seeing one of my friends
0surprised me and made me feel surprised mean the same thing, so you can use either one. Native speakers prefer the first one, probably because it says the same thing in fewer words.
CJ
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