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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Is this idiomatic?

I really appreciate your sharing your thoughts on this.
I really appreciate your sharing of your thoughts on this.

I really appreciate sharing your thoughts on this.

1. Which of the sentences above are idiomatic?

2. Does omitting the word 'your' before sharing in the third sentence seem incomplete in idea?
  

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The first is the best; the second sounds a little unnatural; the third is not at all idiomatic.

— Philip

  • The first is the best; the second sounds a little unnatural; the third is not at all idiomatic.
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The first is the best; the second sounds a little unnatural; the third is not at all idiomatic.
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Thanks, Philip.
I just thought of another rephrase of this. Is this idiomatic as well?

I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts on this.
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PhilipThe first is the best; the second sounds a little unnatural; the third is not at all idiomatic.

Right! It's wrong. It's actually grammatical but doesn't really make sense at all. Sharing has no subject of its own in the sentence, which means that the subject of the gerund (sharing) is the same as that of the main verb: I ap
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AnonymousI really appreciate sharing your thoughts on this.

It is fine if "sharing" is removed.
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Cool Breeze
PhilipThe first is the best; the second sounds a little unnatural; the third is not at all idiomatic.

Right! It's wrong. It's actually grammatical but doesn't really make sense at all. Sharing has no subject of its own in the sentence, which means that the subject of the gerund (sharing) is the same a
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