Omitting of preposition following verb in some cases
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I am hinting at that he stole my purse.
I am hinting that he stole my purse.
Which one is right to say? Are they both correct ?
I'm confused about using preposition following the verb. When a new clause comes in the place of an object we omit the preposition in some cases. But is it a correct grammatical usage? Please, clarity.
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zany banana 409 [I am hinting at that ] [he stole my purse]. This is a run-on sentence. What's that ?
- zany banana 409 [I am hinting at that ] [he stole my purse].
- This is a run-on sentence.
- What's that ?
- It's 'his stealing your purse'.
- If you want to keep 'at', the grammatical form would be like: I am hinting at his stealing my purse.
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zany banana 409[I am hinting at that] [he stole my purse].
This is a run-on sentence. What's that? It's 'his stealing your purse'.
If you want to keep 'at', the grammatical form would be like:
I am hinting at his stealing my purse.
The underlined part functions as complement of 'at'. And the part in italics fu
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