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By hearing this, I tried justifying myself, explaining to them that I really loved this guy and that I wanted to have a future with him.
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On hearing this, I tried justifying myself, explaining to them that I really loved this guy and that I wanted to have a future with him.
Which one of the underlined phrases is correct?
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By hearing this : As a result of hearing this On hearing this : by when/after I heard this The right sentence is : On hearing this , I tried to justify myself, explaining to them that I really loved this guy and that I wanted to have a future with him. Notice that I've replace "tried justifying myself " with "tried to justify myself". The verb "try" can be followed be either by a to infinitive or a gerund, but with different meanings.
- By hearing this : As a result of hearing this On hearing this : by when/after I heard this The right sentence is : On hearing this , I tried to justify myself, explaining to them that I really loved this guy and that I wanted to have a future with him.
- Notice that I've replace "tried justifying myself " with "tried to justify myself".
- The verb "try" can be followed be either by a to infinitive or a gerund, but with different meanings.
- I tried justifying myself = I tried different things and one of them was justifying myself.
- I tried to justify myself = I attempted to justify myself .
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By hearing this : As a result of hearing this
On hearing this : by when/after I heard this
The right sentence is :
On hearing this, I tried to justify myself, explaining to them that I really loved this guy and that I wanted to have a future with him.
Notice that I've replace "tried justifying myself " with "tried to justify myself". The verb "try" can be
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