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Vsuresh Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Native expression
Hi
I have a question with this sentence.
She felt happy sensing the aroma coming from the kitchen.
Does the underlined portion sound natural to native speakers?
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vsuresh Does the underlined portion sound natural to native speakers? Yes, but "sensing" is strange.
- vsuresh Does the underlined portion sound natural to native speakers?
- Yes, but "sensing" is strange.
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vsureshDoes the underlined portion sound natural to native speakers?
Yes, but "sensing" is strange.
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vsureshDoes the underlined portion sound natural to native speakers?
Yes, it's fine.
If you want to get more literary, you can replace "coming" with "wafting in" or "drifting in".
I'd have written
She felt content when she smelled the aroma coming from the kitchen.
CJ
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