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Yuanzhe Zhang Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is it correct to say this sentence:

Is it correct to say this sentence:
After studying it for 3 years, my love in it gets deeper.
OR After studying it for 3 years, I have more love in it.

My point is, whether to use I or my, are they both correct??
  

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Welcome to English Forums, Yuanzhe! After studying it for 3 years, my love for it grew / got deeper. After studying it for 3 years, I have more love for it.

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Welcome to English Forums, Yuanzhe!

After studying it for 3 years, my love for it grew / got deeper.
After studying it for 3 years, I have more love for it.
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What's the problem with After studying it for 3 years, my love for it grows deeper.?
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Yuanzhe ZhangAfter studying it for 3 years, my love in for it gets deeper.
I consider that to be dangling participle - it sounds as if your love has been studying for three years.
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fivejedjonI consider that to be dangling participle - it sounds as if your love has been studying for three years.
I thought about that, but there is a preposition, so it is a prepositional phrase (adverbial), not a dangler.
There does need to be an antecedent for the pronoun, though.

It is not very logically sound - why after three years of stu
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Yuanzhe ZhangMy point is, whether to use I or my, are they both correct??
They are both correct. 'my' goes with 'love'; 'I' goes with 'have'. As for the rest of your sentence, I'd change it a bit.

Even after studying it for three years my love for it is still getting deeper.

CJ
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After studying it for 3 years, my love for it grows deeper.?
AlpheccaStarsthere is a preposition, so it is a prepositional phrase (adverbial), not a dangler. There does need to be an antecedent for the pronoun, though.
I don't think that the type of phrase makes any difference. In the sentence as it stands, what has been studying something
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fivejedjon After studying it for 3 years, my love for it grows deeper.?AlpheccaStarsthere is a preposition, so it is a prepositional phrase (adverbial), not a dangler. There does need to be an antecedent for the pronoun, though.I don't think that the type of phrase makes any difference. In the sentence as it stands, what has been studying something is 'my love'.This could

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